Swahili
Verb
-vimbwa (infinitive kuvimbwa)
- Passive form of -vimba
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -vimbwa
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| Positive present
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-navimbwa
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| Subjunctive
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-vimbwe
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| Negative
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-vimbwi
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| Imperative singular
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vimbwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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vimbwa
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| Plural
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vimbweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huvimbwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -livimbwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuvimbwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -navimbwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninavimbwa/navimbwa
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tunavimbwa
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| 2nd person
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unavimbwa
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mnavimbwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anavimbwa
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wanavimbwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -navimbwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -vimbwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sivimbwi
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hatuvimbwi
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| 2nd person
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huvimbwi
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hamvimbwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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havimbwi
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hawavimbwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -vimbwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tavimbwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tavimbwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -vimbwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nivimbwe
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tuvimbwe
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| 2nd person
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uvimbwe
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mvimbwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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avimbwe
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wavimbwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -vimbwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sivimbwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngevimbwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singevimbwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalivimbwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalivimbwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -avimbwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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navimbwa
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twavimbwa
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| 2nd person
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wavimbwa
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mwavimbwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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avimbwa
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wavimbwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wavimbwa
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yavimbwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lavimbwa
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yavimbwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chavimbwa
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vyavimbwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yavimbwa
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zavimbwa
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| u(XI)
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wavimbwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwavimbwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pavimbwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwavimbwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mevimbwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshavimbwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -javimbwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kivimbwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipovimbwa
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| Consecutive
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kavimbwa / positive subject concord + -kavimbwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kavimbwe
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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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-nivimbwa
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-tuvimbwa
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| 2nd person
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-kuvimbwa
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-wavimbwa/-kuvimbweni/-wavimbweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mvimbwa
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-wavimbwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uvimbwa
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-ivimbwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-livimbwa
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-yavimbwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kivimbwa
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-vivimbwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ivimbwa
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-zivimbwa
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| u(XI)
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-uvimbwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuvimbwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pavimbwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muvimbwa
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| Reflexive
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-jivimbwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -vimbwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-vimbwaye
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-vimbwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-vimbwao
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-vimbwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-vimbwalo
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-vimbwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-vimbwacho
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-vimbwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-vimbwayo
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-vimbwazo
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| u(XI)
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-vimbwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-vimbwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-vimbwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-vimbwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -vimbwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yevimbwa
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-ovimbwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ovimbwa
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-yovimbwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lovimbwa
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-yovimbwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chovimbwa
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-vyovimbwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yovimbwa
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-zovimbwa
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| u(XI)
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-ovimbwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kovimbwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-povimbwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-movimbwa
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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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