Swahili
Verb
-chimbwa (infinitive kuchimbwa)
- Passive form of -chimba
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chimbwa
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| Positive present
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-nachimbwa
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| Subjunctive
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-chimbwe
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| Negative
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-chimbwi
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| Imperative singular
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chimbwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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chimbwa
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| Plural
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chimbweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huchimbwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lichimbwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuchimbwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachimbwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninachimbwa/nachimbwa
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tunachimbwa
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| 2nd person
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unachimbwa
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mnachimbwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachimbwa
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wanachimbwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachimbwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chimbwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sichimbwi
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hatuchimbwi
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| 2nd person
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huchimbwi
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hamchimbwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachimbwi
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hawachimbwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -chimbwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tachimbwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachimbwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chimbwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nichimbwe
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tuchimbwe
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| 2nd person
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uchimbwe
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mchimbwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achimbwe
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wachimbwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -chimbwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichimbwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechimbwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechimbwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichimbwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichimbwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achimbwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nachimbwa
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twachimbwa
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| 2nd person
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wachimbwa
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mwachimbwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achimbwa
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wachimbwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wachimbwa
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yachimbwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lachimbwa
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yachimbwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chachimbwa
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vyachimbwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yachimbwa
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zachimbwa
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| u(XI)
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wachimbwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwachimbwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pachimbwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwachimbwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechimbwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachimbwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachimbwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichimbwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochimbwa
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| Consecutive
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kachimbwa / positive subject concord + -kachimbwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachimbwe
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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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-nichimbwa
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-tuchimbwa
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| 2nd person
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-kuchimbwa
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-wachimbwa/-kuchimbweni/-wachimbweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mchimbwa
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-wachimbwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uchimbwa
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-ichimbwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lichimbwa
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-yachimbwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kichimbwa
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-vichimbwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ichimbwa
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-zichimbwa
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| u(XI)
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-uchimbwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuchimbwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pachimbwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muchimbwa
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| Reflexive
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-jichimbwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chimbwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-chimbwaye
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-chimbwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-chimbwao
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-chimbwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-chimbwalo
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-chimbwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chimbwacho
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-chimbwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-chimbwayo
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-chimbwazo
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| u(XI)
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-chimbwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-chimbwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-chimbwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-chimbwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chimbwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechimbwa
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-ochimbwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochimbwa
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-yochimbwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochimbwa
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-yochimbwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochimbwa
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-vyochimbwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochimbwa
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-zochimbwa
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| u(XI)
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-ochimbwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kochimbwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pochimbwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mochimbwa
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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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