Swahili
Verb
-vimbisha (infinitive kuvimbisha)
- Causative form of -vimba
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -vimbisha
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| Positive present
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-navimbisha
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| Subjunctive
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-vimbishe
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| Negative
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-vimbishi
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| Imperative singular
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vimbisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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vimbisha
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| Plural
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vimbisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huvimbisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -livimbisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuvimbisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -navimbisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninavimbisha/navimbisha
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tunavimbisha
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| 2nd person
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unavimbisha
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mnavimbisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anavimbisha
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wanavimbisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -navimbisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -vimbishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sivimbishi
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hatuvimbishi
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| 2nd person
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huvimbishi
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hamvimbishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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havimbishi
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hawavimbishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -vimbishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tavimbisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tavimbisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -vimbishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nivimbishe
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tuvimbishe
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| 2nd person
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uvimbishe
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mvimbishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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avimbishe
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wavimbishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -vimbishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sivimbishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngevimbisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singevimbisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalivimbisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalivimbisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -avimbisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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navimbisha
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twavimbisha
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| 2nd person
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wavimbisha
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mwavimbisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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avimbisha
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wavimbisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wavimbisha
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yavimbisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lavimbisha
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yavimbisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chavimbisha
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vyavimbisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yavimbisha
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zavimbisha
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| u(XI)
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wavimbisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwavimbisha
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| pa(XVI)
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pavimbisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwavimbisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mevimbisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshavimbisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -javimbisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kivimbisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipovimbisha
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| Consecutive
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kavimbisha / positive subject concord + -kavimbisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kavimbishe
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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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-nivimbisha
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-tuvimbisha
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| 2nd person
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-kuvimbisha
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-wavimbisha/-kuvimbisheni/-wavimbisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mvimbisha
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-wavimbisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uvimbisha
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-ivimbisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-livimbisha
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-yavimbisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kivimbisha
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-vivimbisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-ivimbisha
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-zivimbisha
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| u(XI)
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-uvimbisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuvimbisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pavimbisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muvimbisha
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| Reflexive
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-jivimbisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -vimbisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-vimbishaye
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-vimbishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-vimbishao
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-vimbishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-vimbishalo
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-vimbishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-vimbishacho
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-vimbishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-vimbishayo
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-vimbishazo
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| u(XI)
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-vimbishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-vimbishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-vimbishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-vimbishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -vimbisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yevimbisha
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-ovimbisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ovimbisha
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-yovimbisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lovimbisha
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-yovimbisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chovimbisha
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-vyovimbisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yovimbisha
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-zovimbisha
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| u(XI)
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-ovimbisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kovimbisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-povimbisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-movimbisha
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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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