Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-vumika (infinitive kuvumika)
- Stative form of -vuma: to be famous
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -vumika
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| Positive present
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-navumika
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| Subjunctive
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-vumike
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| Negative
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-vumiki
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| Imperative singular
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vumika
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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vumika
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| Plural
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vumikeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huvumika
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -livumika
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuvumika
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -navumika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninavumika/navumika
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tunavumika
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| 2nd person
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unavumika
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mnavumika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anavumika
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wanavumika
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -navumika
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -vumiki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sivumiki
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hatuvumiki
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| 2nd person
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huvumiki
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hamvumiki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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havumiki
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hawavumiki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -vumiki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tavumika
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tavumika
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -vumike)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nivumike
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tuvumike
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| 2nd person
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uvumike
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mvumike
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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avumike
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wavumike
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -vumike
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sivumike
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngevumika
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singevumika
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalivumika
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalivumika
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -avumika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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navumika
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twavumika
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| 2nd person
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wavumika
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mwavumika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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avumika
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wavumika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wavumika
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yavumika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lavumika
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yavumika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chavumika
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vyavumika
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| n(IX/X)
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yavumika
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zavumika
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| u(XI)
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wavumika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwavumika
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| pa(XVI)
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pavumika
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwavumika
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mevumika
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshavumika
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -javumika
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kivumika
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipovumika
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| Consecutive
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kavumika / positive subject concord + -kavumika
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kavumike
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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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-nivumika
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-tuvumika
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| 2nd person
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-kuvumika
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-wavumika/-kuvumikeni/-wavumikeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mvumika
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-wavumika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uvumika
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-ivumika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-livumika
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-yavumika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kivumika
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-vivumika
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| n(IX/X)
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-ivumika
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-zivumika
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| u(XI)
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-uvumika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuvumika
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| pa(XVI)
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-pavumika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muvumika
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| Reflexive
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-jivumika
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -vumika- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-vumikaye
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-vumikao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-vumikao
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-vumikayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-vumikalo
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-vumikayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-vumikacho
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-vumikavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-vumikayo
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-vumikazo
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| u(XI)
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-vumikao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-vumikako
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| pa(XVI)
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-vumikapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-vumikamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -vumika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yevumika
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-ovumika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ovumika
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-yovumika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lovumika
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-yovumika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chovumika
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-vyovumika
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| n(IX/X)
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-yovumika
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-zovumika
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| u(XI)
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-ovumika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kovumika
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| pa(XVI)
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-povumika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-movumika
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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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