Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-komboa (infinitive kukomboa)
- Augmentative form of -komba: to redeem
- to free, to liberate
- to emancipate
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -komboa
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| Positive present
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-nakomboa
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| Subjunctive
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-komboe
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| Negative
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-komboi
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| Imperative singular
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komboa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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komboa
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| Plural
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komboeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hukomboa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -likomboa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukomboa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakomboa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninakomboa/nakomboa
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tunakomboa
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| 2nd person
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unakomboa
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mnakomboa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakomboa
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wanakomboa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakomboa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -komboi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sikomboi
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hatukomboi
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| 2nd person
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hukomboi
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hamkomboi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hakomboi
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hawakomboi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -komboi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -takomboa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takomboa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -komboe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nikomboe
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tukomboe
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| 2nd person
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ukomboe
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mkomboe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akomboe
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wakomboe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -komboe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikomboe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekomboa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekomboa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikomboa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikomboa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akomboa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nakomboa
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twakomboa
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| 2nd person
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wakomboa
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mwakomboa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akomboa
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wakomboa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wakomboa
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yakomboa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lakomboa
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yakomboa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chakomboa
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vyakomboa
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| n(IX/X)
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yakomboa
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zakomboa
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| u(XI)
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wakomboa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwakomboa
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| pa(XVI)
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pakomboa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwakomboa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekomboa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakomboa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakomboa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikomboa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokomboa
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| Consecutive
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kakomboa / positive subject concord + -kakomboa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakomboe
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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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-nikomboa
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-tukomboa
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| 2nd person
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-kukomboa
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-wakomboa/-kukomboeni/-wakomboeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mkomboa
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-wakomboa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ukomboa
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-ikomboa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-likomboa
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-yakomboa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kikomboa
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-vikomboa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ikomboa
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-zikomboa
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| u(XI)
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-ukomboa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kukomboa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pakomboa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mukomboa
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| Reflexive
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-jikomboa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -komboa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-komboaye
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-komboao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-komboao
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-komboayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-komboalo
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-komboayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-komboacho
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-komboavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-komboayo
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-komboazo
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| u(XI)
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-komboao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-komboako
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| pa(XVI)
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-komboapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-komboamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -komboa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yekomboa
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-okomboa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-okomboa
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-yokomboa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lokomboa
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-yokomboa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chokomboa
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-vyokomboa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yokomboa
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-zokomboa
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| u(XI)
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-okomboa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kokomboa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pokomboa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mokomboa
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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