Swahili
Verb
-simbua (infinitive kusimbua)
- Conversive form of -simba:
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Conjugation
| Conjugation of -simbua
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| Positive present
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-nasimbua
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| Subjunctive
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-simbue
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| Negative
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-simbui
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| Imperative singular
|
simbua
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
simbua
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| Plural
|
simbueni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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husimbua
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lisimbua
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kusimbua
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasimbua)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninasimbua/nasimbua
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tunasimbua
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| 2nd person
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unasimbua
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mnasimbua
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anasimbua
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wanasimbua
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nasimbua
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -simbui)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sisimbui
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hatusimbui
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| 2nd person
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husimbui
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hamsimbui
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hasimbui
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hawasimbui
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -simbui
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tasimbua
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tasimbua
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -simbue)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nisimbue
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tusimbue
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| 2nd person
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usimbue
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msimbue
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asimbue
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wasimbue
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -simbue
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sisimbue
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngesimbua
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesimbua
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalisimbua
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalisimbua
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asimbua)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nasimbua
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twasimbua
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| 2nd person
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wasimbua
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mwasimbua
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
asimbua
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wasimbua
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wasimbua
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yasimbua
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lasimbua
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yasimbua
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chasimbua
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vyasimbua
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| n(IX/X)
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yasimbua
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zasimbua
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| u(XI)
|
wasimbua
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwasimbua
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| pa(XVI)
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pasimbua
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwasimbua
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mesimbua
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasimbua
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasimbua
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisimbua
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposimbua
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| Consecutive
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kasimbua / positive subject concord + -kasimbua
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kasimbue
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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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-nisimbua
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-tusimbua
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| 2nd person
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-kusimbua
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-wasimbua/-kusimbueni/-wasimbueni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-msimbua
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-wasimbua
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-usimbua
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-isimbua
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lisimbua
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-yasimbua
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kisimbua
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-visimbua
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| n(IX/X)
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-isimbua
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-zisimbua
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| u(XI)
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-usimbua
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kusimbua
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| pa(XVI)
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-pasimbua
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| mu(XVIII)
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-musimbua
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| Reflexive
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-jisimbua
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -simbua- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-simbuaye
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-simbuao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-simbuao
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-simbuayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-simbualo
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-simbuayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-simbuacho
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-simbuavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-simbuayo
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-simbuazo
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| u(XI)
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-simbuao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-simbuako
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| pa(XVI)
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-simbuapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-simbuamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -simbua)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yesimbua
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-osimbua
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-osimbua
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-yosimbua
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-losimbua
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-yosimbua
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chosimbua
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-vyosimbua
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| n(IX/X)
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-yosimbua
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-zosimbua
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| u(XI)
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-osimbua
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kosimbua
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| pa(XVI)
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-posimbua
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mosimbua
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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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Derived terms