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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
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| Positive present
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-naumba
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| Subjunctive
|
-umbe
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| Negative
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-umbi
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| Imperative singular
|
umba
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huumba
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -liumba
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuumba
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naumba)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaumba/naumba
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tunaumba
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| 2nd person
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unaumba
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mnaumba
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaumba
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wanaumba
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naumba
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -umbi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siumbi
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hatuumbi
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| 2nd person
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huumbi
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hamuumbi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haumbi
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hawaumbi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -umbi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taumba
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taumba
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -umbe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niumbe
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tuumbe
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| 2nd person
|
uumbe
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muumbe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
aumbe
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waumbe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -umbe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siumbe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeumba
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeumba
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliumba
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliumba
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meumba
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaumba
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaumba
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiumba
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoumba
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| Consecutive
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kaumba / positive subject concord + -kaumba
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaumbe
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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
Xhosa
Etymology
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Noun
umba? class 3 (plural imiba class 4)
- topic
Inflection
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