Swahili
Verb
-yumbika (infinitive kuyumbika)
- Stative form of -yumba
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -yumbika
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| Positive present
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-nayumbika
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| Subjunctive
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-yumbike
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| Negative
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-yumbiki
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| Imperative singular
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yumbika
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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yumbika
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| Plural
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yumbikeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huyumbika
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liyumbika
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuyumbika
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nayumbika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninayumbika/nayumbika
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tunayumbika
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| 2nd person
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unayumbika
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mnayumbika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anayumbika
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wanayumbika
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nayumbika
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -yumbiki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siyumbiki
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hatuyumbiki
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| 2nd person
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huyumbiki
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hamyumbiki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hayumbiki
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hawayumbiki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -yumbiki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tayumbika
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tayumbika
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -yumbike)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niyumbike
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tuyumbike
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| 2nd person
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uyumbike
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myumbike
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ayumbike
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wayumbike
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -yumbike
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siyumbike
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeyumbika
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeyumbika
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliyumbika
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliyumbika
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ayumbika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nayumbika
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twayumbika
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| 2nd person
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wayumbika
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mwayumbika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ayumbika
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wayumbika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wayumbika
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yayumbika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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layumbika
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yayumbika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chayumbika
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vyayumbika
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| n(IX/X)
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yayumbika
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zayumbika
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| u(XI)
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wayumbika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwayumbika
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| pa(XVI)
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payumbika
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwayumbika
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meyumbika
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshayumbika
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jayumbika
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiyumbika
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoyumbika
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| Consecutive
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kayumbika / positive subject concord + -kayumbika
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kayumbike
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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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-niyumbika
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-tuyumbika
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| 2nd person
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-kuyumbika
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-wayumbika/-kuyumbikeni/-wayumbikeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-myumbika
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-wayumbika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uyumbika
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-iyumbika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liyumbika
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-yayumbika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiyumbika
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-viyumbika
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| n(IX/X)
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-iyumbika
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-ziyumbika
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| u(XI)
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-uyumbika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuyumbika
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| pa(XVI)
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-payumbika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muyumbika
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| Reflexive
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-jiyumbika
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -yumbika- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yumbikaye
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-yumbikao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-yumbikao
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-yumbikayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-yumbikalo
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-yumbikayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-yumbikacho
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-yumbikavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-yumbikayo
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-yumbikazo
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| u(XI)
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-yumbikao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-yumbikako
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| pa(XVI)
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-yumbikapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-yumbikamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -yumbika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeyumbika
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-oyumbika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oyumbika
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-yoyumbika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loyumbika
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-yoyumbika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choyumbika
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-vyoyumbika
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoyumbika
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-zoyumbika
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| u(XI)
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-oyumbika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koyumbika
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| pa(XVI)
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-poyumbika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moyumbika
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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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