Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-kimbilia (infinitive kukimbilia)
- Applicative form of -kimbia: to run to (something, someone, or somewhere)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -kimbilia
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| Positive present
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-nakimbilia
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| Subjunctive
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-kimbilie
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| Negative
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-kimbilii
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| Imperative singular
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kimbilia
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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kimbilia
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| Plural
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kimbilieni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hukimbilia
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -likimbilia
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukimbilia
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakimbilia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninakimbilia/nakimbilia
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tunakimbilia
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| 2nd person
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unakimbilia
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mnakimbilia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakimbilia
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wanakimbilia
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakimbilia
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -kimbilii)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sikimbilii
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hatukimbilii
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| 2nd person
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hukimbilii
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hamkimbilii
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hakimbilii
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hawakimbilii
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -kimbilii
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -takimbilia
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takimbilia
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kimbilie)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nikimbilie
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tukimbilie
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| 2nd person
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ukimbilie
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mkimbilie
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akimbilie
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wakimbilie
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -kimbilie
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikimbilie
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekimbilia
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekimbilia
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikimbilia
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikimbilia
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akimbilia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nakimbilia
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twakimbilia
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| 2nd person
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wakimbilia
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mwakimbilia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akimbilia
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wakimbilia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wakimbilia
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yakimbilia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lakimbilia
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yakimbilia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chakimbilia
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vyakimbilia
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| n(IX/X)
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yakimbilia
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zakimbilia
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| u(XI)
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wakimbilia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwakimbilia
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| pa(XVI)
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pakimbilia
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwakimbilia
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekimbilia
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakimbilia
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakimbilia
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikimbilia
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokimbilia
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| Consecutive
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kakimbilia / positive subject concord + -kakimbilia
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakimbilie
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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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-nikimbilia
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-tukimbilia
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| 2nd person
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-kukimbilia
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-wakimbilia/-kukimbilieni/-wakimbilieni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mkimbilia
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-wakimbilia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ukimbilia
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-ikimbilia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-likimbilia
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-yakimbilia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kikimbilia
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-vikimbilia
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| n(IX/X)
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-ikimbilia
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-zikimbilia
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| u(XI)
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-ukimbilia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kukimbilia
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| pa(XVI)
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-pakimbilia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mukimbilia
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| Reflexive
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-jikimbilia
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kimbilia- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-kimbiliaye
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-kimbiliao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-kimbiliao
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-kimbiliayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-kimbilialo
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-kimbiliayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kimbiliacho
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-kimbiliavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-kimbiliayo
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-kimbiliazo
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| u(XI)
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-kimbiliao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kimbiliako
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| pa(XVI)
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-kimbiliapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-kimbiliamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kimbilia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yekimbilia
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-okimbilia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-okimbilia
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-yokimbilia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lokimbilia
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-yokimbilia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chokimbilia
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-vyokimbilia
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| n(IX/X)
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-yokimbilia
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-zokimbilia
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| u(XI)
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-okimbilia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kokimbilia
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| pa(XVI)
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-pokimbilia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mokimbilia
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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