Swahili
Verb
-vimbika (infinitive kuvimbika)
- Stative form of -vimba
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -vimbika
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| Positive present
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-navimbika
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| Subjunctive
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-vimbike
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| Negative
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-vimbiki
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| Imperative singular
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vimbika
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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vimbika
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| Plural
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vimbikeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huvimbika
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -livimbika
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuvimbika
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -navimbika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninavimbika/navimbika
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tunavimbika
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| 2nd person
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unavimbika
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mnavimbika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anavimbika
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wanavimbika
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -navimbika
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -vimbiki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sivimbiki
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hatuvimbiki
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| 2nd person
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huvimbiki
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hamvimbiki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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havimbiki
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hawavimbiki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -vimbiki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tavimbika
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tavimbika
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -vimbike)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nivimbike
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tuvimbike
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| 2nd person
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uvimbike
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mvimbike
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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avimbike
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wavimbike
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -vimbike
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sivimbike
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngevimbika
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singevimbika
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalivimbika
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalivimbika
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -avimbika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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navimbika
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twavimbika
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| 2nd person
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wavimbika
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mwavimbika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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avimbika
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wavimbika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wavimbika
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yavimbika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lavimbika
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yavimbika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chavimbika
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vyavimbika
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| n(IX/X)
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yavimbika
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zavimbika
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| u(XI)
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wavimbika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwavimbika
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| pa(XVI)
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pavimbika
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwavimbika
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mevimbika
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshavimbika
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -javimbika
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kivimbika
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipovimbika
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| Consecutive
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kavimbika / positive subject concord + -kavimbika
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kavimbike
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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-nivimbika
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-tuvimbika
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| 2nd person
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-kuvimbika
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-wavimbika/-kuvimbikeni/-wavimbikeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mvimbika
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-wavimbika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uvimbika
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-ivimbika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-livimbika
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-yavimbika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kivimbika
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-vivimbika
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| n(IX/X)
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-ivimbika
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-zivimbika
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| u(XI)
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-uvimbika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuvimbika
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| pa(XVI)
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-pavimbika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muvimbika
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| Reflexive
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-jivimbika
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -vimbika- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-vimbikaye
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-vimbikao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-vimbikao
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-vimbikayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-vimbikalo
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-vimbikayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-vimbikacho
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-vimbikavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-vimbikayo
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-vimbikazo
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| u(XI)
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-vimbikao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-vimbikako
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| pa(XVI)
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-vimbikapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-vimbikamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -vimbika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yevimbika
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-ovimbika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ovimbika
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-yovimbika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lovimbika
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-yovimbika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chovimbika
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-vyovimbika
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| n(IX/X)
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-yovimbika
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-zovimbika
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| u(XI)
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-ovimbika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kovimbika
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| pa(XVI)
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-povimbika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-movimbika
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| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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