Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-binya (infinitive kubinya)
- to pinch, squeeze hard
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -binya
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| Positive present
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-nabinya
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| Subjunctive
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-binye
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| Negative
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-binyi
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| Imperative singular
|
binya
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kubinya
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| Negative
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kutobinya
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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binya
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| Plural
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binyeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hubinya
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -libinya
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kubinya
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabinya)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninabinya/nabinya
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tunabinya
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| 2nd person
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unabinya
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mnabinya
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anabinya
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wanabinya
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nabinya
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -binyi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sibinyi
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hatubinyi
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| 2nd person
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hubinyi
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hambinyi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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habinyi
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hawabinyi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -binyi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tabinya
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tabinya
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -binye)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nibinye
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tubinye
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| 2nd person
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ubinye
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mbinye
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abinye
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wabinye
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -binye
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sibinye
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngebinya
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singebinya
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalibinya
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalibinya
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abinya)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nabinya
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twabinya
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| 2nd person
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wabinya
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mwabinya
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abinya
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wabinya
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wabinya
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yabinya
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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labinya
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yabinya
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chabinya
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vyabinya
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| n(IX/X)
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yabinya
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zabinya
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| u(XI)
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wabinya
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwabinya
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| pa(XVI)
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pabinya
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwabinya
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mebinya
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshabinya
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jabinya
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kibinya
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipobinya
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| Consecutive
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kabinya / positive subject concord + -kabinya
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kabinye
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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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-nibinya
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-tubinya
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| 2nd person
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-kubinya
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-wabinya/-kubinyeni/-wabinyeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mbinya
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-wabinya
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ubinya
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-ibinya
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-libinya
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-yabinya
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kibinya
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-vibinya
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| n(IX/X)
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-ibinya
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-zibinya
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| u(XI)
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-ubinya
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kubinya
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| pa(XVI)
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-pabinya
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mubinya
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| Reflexive
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-jibinya
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -binya- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-binyaye
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-binyao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-binyao
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-binyayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-binyalo
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-binyayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-binyacho
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-binyavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-binyayo
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-binyazo
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| u(XI)
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-binyao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-binyako
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| pa(XVI)
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-binyapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-binyamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -binya)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yebinya
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-obinya
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-obinya
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-yobinya
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lobinya
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-yobinya
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chobinya
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-vyobinya
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| n(IX/X)
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-yobinya
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-zobinya
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| u(XI)
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-obinya
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kobinya
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| pa(XVI)
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-pobinya
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mobinya
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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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