Swahili
Verb
-lambwa (infinitive kulambwa)
- Passive form of -lamba: to be licked
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -lambwa
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| Positive present
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-nalambwa
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| Subjunctive
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-lambwe
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| Negative
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-lambwi
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| Imperative singular
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lambwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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lambwa
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| Plural
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lambweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hulambwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lilambwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kulambwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalambwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninalambwa/nalambwa
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tunalambwa
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| 2nd person
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unalambwa
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mnalambwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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analambwa
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wanalambwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nalambwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -lambwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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silambwi
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hatulambwi
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| 2nd person
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hulambwi
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hamlambwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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halambwi
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hawalambwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -lambwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -talambwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -talambwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lambwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nilambwe
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tulambwe
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| 2nd person
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ulambwe
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mlambwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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alambwe
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walambwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -lambwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -silambwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngelambwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singelambwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalilambwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalilambwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alambwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nalambwa
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twalambwa
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| 2nd person
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walambwa
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mwalambwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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alambwa
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walambwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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walambwa
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yalambwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lalambwa
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yalambwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chalambwa
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vyalambwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yalambwa
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zalambwa
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| u(XI)
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walambwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwalambwa
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| pa(XVI)
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palambwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwalambwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -melambwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshalambwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jalambwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kilambwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipolambwa
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| Consecutive
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kalambwa / positive subject concord + -kalambwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kalambwe
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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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-nilambwa
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-tulambwa
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| 2nd person
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-kulambwa
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-walambwa/-kulambweni/-walambweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mlambwa
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-walambwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ulambwa
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-ilambwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lilambwa
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-yalambwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kilambwa
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-vilambwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ilambwa
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-zilambwa
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| u(XI)
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-ulambwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kulambwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-palambwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mulambwa
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| Reflexive
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-jilambwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -lambwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-lambwaye
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-lambwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-lambwao
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-lambwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lambwalo
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-lambwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-lambwacho
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-lambwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-lambwayo
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-lambwazo
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| u(XI)
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-lambwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-lambwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-lambwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-lambwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -lambwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yelambwa
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-olambwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-olambwa
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-yolambwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lolambwa
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-yolambwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-cholambwa
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-vyolambwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yolambwa
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-zolambwa
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| u(XI)
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-olambwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kolambwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-polambwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-molambwa
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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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