Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-ombea (infinitive kuombea)
- Applicative form of -omba
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -ombea
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| Positive present
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-naombea
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| Subjunctive
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-ombee
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| Negative
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-ombei
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| Imperative singular
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ombea
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kuombea
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| Negative
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kutoombea
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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ombea
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| Plural
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ombeeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huombea
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liombea
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuombea
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naombea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaombea/naombea
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tunaombea
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| 2nd person
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unaombea
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mnaombea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaombea
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wanaombea
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naombea
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -ombei)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siombei
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hatuombei
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| 2nd person
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huombei
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hamwombei
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haombei
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hawaombei
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -ombei
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taombea
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taombea
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ombee)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niombee
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tuombee
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| 2nd person
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uombee
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mwombee
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aombee
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waombee
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -ombee
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siombee
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeombea
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeombea
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliombea
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliombea
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aombea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naombea
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twaombea
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| 2nd person
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waombea
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mwaombea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aombea
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waombea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waombea
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yaombea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laombea
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yaombea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaombea
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vyaombea
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| n(IX/X)
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yaombea
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zaombea
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| u(XI)
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waombea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaombea
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| pa(XVI)
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paombea
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaombea
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meombea
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaombea
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaombea
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiombea
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoombea
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| Consecutive
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kaombea / positive subject concord + -kaombea
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaombee
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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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-niombea
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-tuombea
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| 2nd person
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-kuombea
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-waombea/-kuombeeni/-waombeeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mwombea
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-waombea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uombea
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-iombea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liombea
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-yaombea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiombea
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-viombea
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| n(IX/X)
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-iombea
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-ziombea
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| u(XI)
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-uombea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuombea
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| pa(XVI)
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-paombea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muombea
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| Reflexive
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-jiombea
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ombea- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-ombeaye
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-ombeao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ombeao
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-ombeayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-ombealo
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-ombeayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-ombeacho
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-ombeavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-ombeayo
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-ombeazo
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| u(XI)
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-ombeao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-ombeako
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| pa(XVI)
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-ombeapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-ombeamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ombea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeombea
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-oombea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oombea
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-yoombea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loombea
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-yoombea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choombea
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-vyoombea
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoombea
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-zoombea
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| u(XI)
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-oombea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koombea
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| pa(XVI)
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-poombea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moombea
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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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