Swahili
Verb
-yumbisha (infinitive kuyumbisha)
- Causative form of -yumba
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -yumbisha
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| Positive present
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-nayumbisha
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| Subjunctive
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-yumbishe
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| Negative
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-yumbishi
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| Imperative singular
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yumbisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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yumbisha
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| Plural
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yumbisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huyumbisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liyumbisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuyumbisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nayumbisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninayumbisha/nayumbisha
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tunayumbisha
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| 2nd person
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unayumbisha
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mnayumbisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anayumbisha
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wanayumbisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nayumbisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -yumbishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siyumbishi
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hatuyumbishi
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| 2nd person
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huyumbishi
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hamyumbishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hayumbishi
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hawayumbishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -yumbishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tayumbisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tayumbisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -yumbishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niyumbishe
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tuyumbishe
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| 2nd person
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uyumbishe
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myumbishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ayumbishe
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wayumbishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -yumbishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siyumbishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeyumbisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeyumbisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliyumbisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliyumbisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ayumbisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nayumbisha
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twayumbisha
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| 2nd person
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wayumbisha
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mwayumbisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ayumbisha
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wayumbisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wayumbisha
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yayumbisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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layumbisha
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yayumbisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chayumbisha
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vyayumbisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yayumbisha
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zayumbisha
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| u(XI)
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wayumbisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwayumbisha
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| pa(XVI)
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payumbisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwayumbisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meyumbisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshayumbisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jayumbisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiyumbisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoyumbisha
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| Consecutive
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kayumbisha / positive subject concord + -kayumbisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kayumbishe
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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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-niyumbisha
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-tuyumbisha
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| 2nd person
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-kuyumbisha
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-wayumbisha/-kuyumbisheni/-wayumbisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-myumbisha
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-wayumbisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uyumbisha
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-iyumbisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liyumbisha
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-yayumbisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiyumbisha
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-viyumbisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-iyumbisha
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-ziyumbisha
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| u(XI)
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-uyumbisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuyumbisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-payumbisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muyumbisha
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| Reflexive
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-jiyumbisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -yumbisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yumbishaye
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-yumbishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-yumbishao
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-yumbishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-yumbishalo
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-yumbishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-yumbishacho
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-yumbishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-yumbishayo
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-yumbishazo
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| u(XI)
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-yumbishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-yumbishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-yumbishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-yumbishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -yumbisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeyumbisha
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-oyumbisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oyumbisha
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-yoyumbisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loyumbisha
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-yoyumbisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choyumbisha
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-vyoyumbisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoyumbisha
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-zoyumbisha
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| u(XI)
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-oyumbisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koyumbisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-poyumbisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moyumbisha
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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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