Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-vumisha (infinitive kuvumisha)
- Causative form of -vuma
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -vumisha
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| Positive present
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-navumisha
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| Subjunctive
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-vumishe
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| Negative
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-vumishi
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| Imperative singular
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vumisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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vumisha
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| Plural
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vumisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huvumisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -livumisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuvumisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -navumisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninavumisha/navumisha
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tunavumisha
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| 2nd person
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unavumisha
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mnavumisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anavumisha
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wanavumisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -navumisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -vumishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sivumishi
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hatuvumishi
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| 2nd person
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huvumishi
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hamvumishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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havumishi
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hawavumishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -vumishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tavumisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tavumisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -vumishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nivumishe
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tuvumishe
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| 2nd person
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uvumishe
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mvumishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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avumishe
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wavumishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -vumishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sivumishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngevumisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singevumisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalivumisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalivumisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -avumisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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navumisha
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twavumisha
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| 2nd person
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wavumisha
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mwavumisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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avumisha
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wavumisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wavumisha
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yavumisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lavumisha
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yavumisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chavumisha
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vyavumisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yavumisha
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zavumisha
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| u(XI)
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wavumisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwavumisha
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| pa(XVI)
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pavumisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwavumisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mevumisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshavumisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -javumisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kivumisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipovumisha
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| Consecutive
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kavumisha / positive subject concord + -kavumisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kavumishe
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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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-nivumisha
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-tuvumisha
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| 2nd person
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-kuvumisha
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-wavumisha/-kuvumisheni/-wavumisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mvumisha
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-wavumisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uvumisha
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-ivumisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-livumisha
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-yavumisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kivumisha
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-vivumisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-ivumisha
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-zivumisha
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| u(XI)
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-uvumisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuvumisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pavumisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muvumisha
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| Reflexive
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-jivumisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -vumisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-vumishaye
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-vumishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-vumishao
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-vumishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-vumishalo
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-vumishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-vumishacho
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-vumishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-vumishayo
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-vumishazo
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| u(XI)
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-vumishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-vumishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-vumishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-vumishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -vumisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yevumisha
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-ovumisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ovumisha
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-yovumisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lovumisha
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-yovumisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chovumisha
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-vyovumisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yovumisha
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-zovumisha
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| u(XI)
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-ovumisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kovumisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-povumisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-movumisha
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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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