Chichewa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́mba.
Pronunciation
Verb
-umba (infinitive kuúmba)
- to mould pottery
Shona
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́mba.
Verb
-úmbá (infinitive kuúmbá)
- to mould, shape (clay or a similar substance)
Swahili
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́mba.
Pronunciation
Verb
-umba (infinitive kuumba)
- to create
- to fashion
- to make pottery
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -umba
|
| Positive present
|
-naumba
|
| Subjunctive
|
-umbe
|
| Negative
|
-umbi
|
| Imperative singular
|
umba
|
|
| Infinitives
|
| Positive
|
kuumba
|
| Negative
|
kutoumba
|
|
| Imperatives
|
| Singular
|
umba
|
| Plural
|
umbeni
|
|
| Tensed forms
|
| Habitual
|
huumba
|
| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -liumba
|
| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kuumba
|
|
| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naumba)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
ninaumba/naumba
|
tunaumba
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| 2nd person
|
unaumba
|
mnaumba
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anaumba
|
wanaumba
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -naumba
|
|
| Negative present (negative subject concord + -umbi)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
siumbi
|
hatuumbi
|
| 2nd person
|
huumbi
|
hamuumbi
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
haumbi
|
hawaumbi
|
| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -umbi
|
|
| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -taumba
|
| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -taumba
|
|
| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -umbe)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
niumbe
|
tuumbe
|
| 2nd person
|
uumbe
|
muumbe
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
aumbe
|
waumbe
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -umbe
|
|
| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -siumbe
|
| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngeumba
|
| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singeumba
|
| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngaliumba
|
| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singaliumba
|
|
| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aumba)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
naumba
|
twaumba
|
| 2nd person
|
waumba
|
mwaumba
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
aumba
|
waumba
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
waumba
|
yaumba
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
laumba
|
yaumba
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chaumba
|
vyaumba
|
| n(IX/X)
|
yaumba
|
zaumba
|
| u(XI)
|
waumba
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwaumba
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
paumba
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
mwaumba
|
|
|
| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -meumba
|
| "Already"
|
positive subject concord + -meshaumba
|
| "Not yet"
|
negative subject concord + -jaumba
|
| "If/When"
|
positive subject concord + -kiumba
|
| "If not"
|
positive subject concord + -sipoumba
|
| Consecutive
|
kaumba / positive subject concord + -kaumba
|
| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kaumbe
|
|
| Object concord (indicative positive)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
-niumba
|
-tuumba
|
| 2nd person
|
-kuumba
|
-waumba/-kuumbeni/-waumbeni
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-muumba
|
-waumba
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-uumba
|
-iumba
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-liumba
|
-yaumba
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kiumba
|
-viumba
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-iumba
|
-ziumba
|
| u(XI)
|
-uumba
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kuumba
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-paumba
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-muumba
|
|
| Reflexive
|
-jiumba
|
|
| Relative forms
|
| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -umba- + relative marker)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-umbaye
|
-umbao
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-umbao
|
-umbayo
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-umbalo
|
-umbayo
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-umbacho
|
-umbavyo
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-umbayo
|
-umbazo
|
| u(XI)
|
-umbao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-umbako
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-umbapo
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-umbamo
|
|
|
| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -umba)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yeumba
|
-oumba
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-oumba
|
-youmba
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-loumba
|
-youmba
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-choumba
|
-vyoumba
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-youmba
|
-zoumba
|
| u(XI)
|
-oumba
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-koumba
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-poumba
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-moumba
|
|
|
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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
- Verbal derivations:
- Applicative: -umbia
- Causative: -umbisha
- Passive: -umbwa
- Stative: -umbika
Xhosa
Etymology
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Noun
umba? class 3 (plural imiba class 4)
- topic
Inflection
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