Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-kumbusha (infinitive kukumbusha)
- causative of -kumbuka: to remind
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -kumbusha
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| Positive present
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-nakumbusha
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| Subjunctive
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-kumbushe
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| Negative
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-kumbushi
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| Imperative singular
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kumbusha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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kumbusha
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| Plural
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kumbusheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hukumbusha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -likumbusha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukumbusha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakumbusha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninakumbusha/nakumbusha
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tunakumbusha
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| 2nd person
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unakumbusha
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mnakumbusha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakumbusha
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wanakumbusha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakumbusha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -kumbushi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sikumbushi
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hatukumbushi
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| 2nd person
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hukumbushi
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hamkumbushi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hakumbushi
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hawakumbushi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -kumbushi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -takumbusha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takumbusha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kumbushe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nikumbushe
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tukumbushe
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| 2nd person
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ukumbushe
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mkumbushe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akumbushe
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wakumbushe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -kumbushe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikumbushe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekumbusha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekumbusha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikumbusha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikumbusha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akumbusha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nakumbusha
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twakumbusha
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| 2nd person
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wakumbusha
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mwakumbusha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akumbusha
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wakumbusha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wakumbusha
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yakumbusha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lakumbusha
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yakumbusha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chakumbusha
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vyakumbusha
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| n(IX/X)
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yakumbusha
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zakumbusha
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| u(XI)
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wakumbusha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwakumbusha
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| pa(XVI)
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pakumbusha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwakumbusha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekumbusha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakumbusha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakumbusha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikumbusha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokumbusha
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| Consecutive
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kakumbusha / positive subject concord + -kakumbusha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakumbushe
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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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-nikumbusha
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-tukumbusha
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| 2nd person
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-kukumbusha
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-wakumbusha/-kukumbusheni/-wakumbusheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mkumbusha
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-wakumbusha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ukumbusha
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-ikumbusha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-likumbusha
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-yakumbusha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kikumbusha
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-vikumbusha
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| n(IX/X)
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-ikumbusha
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-zikumbusha
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| u(XI)
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-ukumbusha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kukumbusha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pakumbusha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mukumbusha
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| Reflexive
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-jikumbusha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kumbusha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-kumbushaye
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-kumbushao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-kumbushao
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-kumbushayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-kumbushalo
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-kumbushayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kumbushacho
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-kumbushavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-kumbushayo
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-kumbushazo
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| u(XI)
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-kumbushao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kumbushako
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| pa(XVI)
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-kumbushapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-kumbushamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kumbusha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yekumbusha
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-okumbusha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-okumbusha
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-yokumbusha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lokumbusha
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-yokumbusha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chokumbusha
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-vyokumbusha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yokumbusha
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-zokumbusha
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| u(XI)
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-okumbusha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kokumbusha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pokumbusha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mokumbusha
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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