Swahili
Pronunciation
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “see also gubigubi”)
Verb
-gubika (infinitive kugubika)
- to cover completely
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -gubika
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| Positive present
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-nagubika
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| Subjunctive
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-gubike
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| Negative
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-gubiki
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| Imperative singular
|
gubika
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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gubika
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| Plural
|
gubikeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hugubika
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -ligubika
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kugubika
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nagubika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninagubika/nagubika
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tunagubika
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| 2nd person
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unagubika
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mnagubika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anagubika
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wanagubika
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nagubika
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -gubiki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sigubiki
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hatugubiki
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| 2nd person
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hugubiki
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hamgubiki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hagubiki
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hawagubiki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -gubiki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tagubika
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tagubika
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -gubike)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nigubike
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tugubike
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| 2nd person
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ugubike
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mgubike
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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agubike
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wagubike
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -gubike
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sigubike
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngegubika
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singegubika
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaligubika
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaligubika
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -agubika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nagubika
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twagubika
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| 2nd person
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wagubika
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mwagubika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
agubika
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wagubika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wagubika
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yagubika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lagubika
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yagubika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chagubika
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vyagubika
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| n(IX/X)
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yagubika
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zagubika
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| u(XI)
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wagubika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwagubika
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| pa(XVI)
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pagubika
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwagubika
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -megubika
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshagubika
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jagubika
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kigubika
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipogubika
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| Consecutive
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kagubika / positive subject concord + -kagubika
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kagubike
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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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-nigubika
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-tugubika
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| 2nd person
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-kugubika
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-wagubika/-kugubikeni/-wagubikeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mgubika
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-wagubika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ugubika
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-igubika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-ligubika
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-yagubika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kigubika
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-vigubika
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| n(IX/X)
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-igubika
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-zigubika
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| u(XI)
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-ugubika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kugubika
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| pa(XVI)
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-pagubika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mugubika
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| Reflexive
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-jigubika
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -gubika- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-gubikaye
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-gubikao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-gubikao
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-gubikayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-gubikalo
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-gubikayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-gubikacho
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-gubikavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-gubikayo
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-gubikazo
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| u(XI)
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-gubikao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-gubikako
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| pa(XVI)
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-gubikapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-gubikamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -gubika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yegubika
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-ogubika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ogubika
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-yogubika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-logubika
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-yogubika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chogubika
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-vyogubika
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| n(IX/X)
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-yogubika
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-zogubika
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| u(XI)
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-ogubika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kogubika
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| pa(XVI)
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-pogubika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mogubika
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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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