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From Proto-Bantu *njʊ̀mbá.
nyumbá class 9 (plural nyumbá class 10)
- house
From Proto-Bantu *njʊ̀mbá (“house”).
nyumba
- house
- Shrum, Jeff (2018) Chuwabo - Portuguese Dictionary[1], SIL International
From Proto-Bantu *njʊ̀mbá.
nyumba class 9 (plural nyumba)
- house
From Proto-Bantu *njʊ̀mbá. Cognate to Luganda ennyumba.
nyumba class IX (plural nyumba class X)
- house
From Proto-Bantu *njʊ̀mbá.
nyumba class 9 (plural nyumba class 10)
- house
From Proto-Bantu *-gʊ̀mba. The change of the initial consonant is due to analogy with inyumba.
-nyumba
- (intransitive) to become barren, to become sterile
Tone L
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Infinitive
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ukunyumba
|
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Positive
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Negative
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Infinitive
|
ukunyumba
|
ukunganyumbi
|
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Imperative
|
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Simple
|
+ object concord
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Singular
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nyumba
|
-nyumbe
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Plural
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nyumbani
|
-nyumbeni
|
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Present
|
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Positive absolute
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Positive relative
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Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
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Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngiyanyumba, nginyumba
|
enginyumbayo, enginyumba
|
nginyumba
|
anginyumbi
|
enginganyumbi
|
nginganyumbi
|
2nd singular
|
uyanyumba, unyumba
|
onyumbayo, onyumba
|
unyumba
|
awunyumbi
|
onganyumbi
|
unganyumbi
|
1st plural
|
siyanyumba, sinyumba
|
esinyumbayo, esinyumba
|
sinyumba
|
asinyumbi
|
esinganyumbi
|
singanyumbi
|
2nd plural
|
niyanyumba, ninyumba
|
eninyumbayo, eninyumba
|
ninyumba
|
aninyumbi
|
eninganyumbi
|
ninganyumbi
|
Class 1
|
uyanyumba, unyumba
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onyumbayo, onyumba
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enyumba
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akanyumbi
|
onganyumbi
|
enganyumbi
|
Class 2
|
bayanyumba, banyumba
|
abanyumbayo, abanyumba
|
benyumba
|
abanyumbi
|
abanganyumbi
|
benganyumbi
|
Class 3
|
uyanyumba, unyumba
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onyumbayo, onyumba
|
unyumba
|
awunyumbi
|
onganyumbi
|
unganyumbi
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Class 4
|
iyanyumba, inyumba
|
enyumbayo, enyumba
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inyumba
|
ayinyumbi
|
enganyumbi
|
inganyumbi
|
Class 5
|
liyanyumba, linyumba
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elinyumbayo, elinyumba
|
linyumba
|
alinyumbi
|
elinganyumbi
|
linganyumbi
|
Class 6
|
ayanyumba, anyumba
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anyumbayo, anyumba
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enyumba
|
awanyumbi
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anganyumbi
|
enganyumbi
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Class 7
|
siyanyumba, sinyumba
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esinyumbayo, esinyumba
|
sinyumba
|
asinyumbi
|
esinganyumbi
|
singanyumbi
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Class 8
|
ziyanyumba, zinyumba
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ezinyumbayo, ezinyumba
|
zinyumba
|
azinyumbi
|
ezinganyumbi
|
zinganyumbi
|
Class 9
|
iyanyumba, inyumba
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enyumbayo, enyumba
|
inyumba
|
ayinyumbi
|
enganyumbi
|
inganyumbi
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Class 10
|
ziyanyumba, zinyumba
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ezinyumbayo, ezinyumba
|
zinyumba
|
azinyumbi
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ezinganyumbi
|
zinganyumbi
|
Class 11
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luyanyumba, lunyumba
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olunyumbayo, olunyumba
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lunyumba
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alunyumbi
|
olunganyumbi
|
lunganyumbi
|
Class 14
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buyanyumba, bunyumba
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obunyumbayo, obunyumba
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bunyumba
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abunyumbi
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obunganyumbi
|
bunganyumbi
|
Class 15
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kuyanyumba, kunyumba
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okunyumbayo, okunyumba
|
kunyumba
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akunyumbi
|
okunganyumbi
|
kunganyumbi
|
Class 17
|
kuyanyumba, kunyumba
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okunyumbayo, okunyumba
|
kunyumba
|
akunyumbi
|
okunganyumbi
|
kunganyumbi
|
|
Recent past
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
nginyumbile, nginyumbē
|
enginyumbile, enginyumbē
|
nginyumbile, nginyumbē
|
anginyumbanga
|
enginganyumbanga
|
nginganyumbanga
|
2nd singular
|
unyumbile, unyumbē
|
onyumbile, onyumbē
|
unyumbile, unyumbē
|
awunyumbanga
|
onganyumbanga
|
unganyumbanga
|
1st plural
|
sinyumbile, sinyumbē
|
esinyumbile, esinyumbē
|
sinyumbile, sinyumbē
|
asinyumbanga
|
esinganyumbanga
|
singanyumbanga
|
2nd plural
|
ninyumbile, ninyumbē
|
eninyumbile, eninyumbē
|
ninyumbile, ninyumbē
|
aninyumbanga
|
eninganyumbanga
|
ninganyumbanga
|
Class 1
|
unyumbile, unyumbē
|
onyumbile, onyumbē
|
enyumbile, enyumbē
|
akanyumbanga
|
onganyumbanga
|
enganyumbanga
|
Class 2
|
banyumbile, banyumbē
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abanyumbile, abanyumbē
|
benyumbile, benyumbē
|
abanyumbanga
|
abanganyumbanga
|
benganyumbanga
|
Class 3
|
unyumbile, unyumbē
|
onyumbile, onyumbē
|
unyumbile, unyumbē
|
awunyumbanga
|
onganyumbanga
|
unganyumbanga
|
Class 4
|
inyumbile, inyumbē
|
enyumbile, enyumbē
|
inyumbile, inyumbē
|
ayinyumbanga
|
enganyumbanga
|
inganyumbanga
|
Class 5
|
linyumbile, linyumbē
|
elinyumbile, elinyumbē
|
linyumbile, linyumbē
|
alinyumbanga
|
elinganyumbanga
|
linganyumbanga
|
Class 6
|
anyumbile, anyumbē
|
anyumbile, anyumbē
|
enyumbile, enyumbē
|
awanyumbanga
|
anganyumbanga
|
enganyumbanga
|
Class 7
|
sinyumbile, sinyumbē
|
esinyumbile, esinyumbē
|
sinyumbile, sinyumbē
|
asinyumbanga
|
esinganyumbanga
|
singanyumbanga
|
Class 8
|
zinyumbile, zinyumbē
|
ezinyumbile, ezinyumbē
|
zinyumbile, zinyumbē
|
azinyumbanga
|
ezinganyumbanga
|
zinganyumbanga
|
Class 9
|
inyumbile, inyumbē
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enyumbile, enyumbē
|
inyumbile, inyumbē
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ayinyumbanga
|
enganyumbanga
|
inganyumbanga
|
Class 10
|
zinyumbile, zinyumbē
|
ezinyumbile, ezinyumbē
|
zinyumbile, zinyumbē
|
azinyumbanga
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ezinganyumbanga
|
zinganyumbanga
|
Class 11
|
lunyumbile, lunyumbē
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olunyumbile, olunyumbē
|
lunyumbile, lunyumbē
|
alunyumbanga
|
olunganyumbanga
|
lunganyumbanga
|
Class 14
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bunyumbile, bunyumbē
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obunyumbile, obunyumbē
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bunyumbile, bunyumbē
|
abunyumbanga
|
obunganyumbanga
|
bunganyumbanga
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Class 15
|
kunyumbile, kunyumbē
|
okunyumbile, okunyumbē
|
kunyumbile, kunyumbē
|
akunyumbanga
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okunganyumbanga
|
kunganyumbanga
|
Class 17
|
kunyumbile, kunyumbē
|
okunyumbile, okunyumbē
|
kunyumbile, kunyumbē
|
akunyumbanga
|
okunganyumbanga
|
kunganyumbanga
|
|
Remote past
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngānyumba
|
engānyumba
|
ngānyumba
|
anginyumbanga
|
enginganyumbanga
|
nginganyumbanga
|
2nd singular
|
wānyumba
|
owānyumba
|
wānyumba
|
awunyumbanga
|
onganyumbanga
|
unganyumbanga
|
1st plural
|
sānyumba
|
esānyumba
|
sānyumba
|
asinyumbanga
|
esinganyumbanga
|
singanyumbanga
|
2nd plural
|
nānyumba
|
enānyumba
|
nānyumba
|
aninyumbanga
|
eninganyumbanga
|
ninganyumbanga
|
Class 1
|
wānyumba
|
owānyumba
|
ānyumba
|
akanyumbanga
|
onganyumbanga
|
enganyumbanga
|
Class 2
|
bānyumba
|
abānyumba
|
bānyumba
|
abanyumbanga
|
abanganyumbanga
|
benganyumbanga
|
Class 3
|
wānyumba
|
owānyumba
|
wānyumba
|
awunyumbanga
|
onganyumbanga
|
unganyumbanga
|
Class 4
|
yānyumba
|
eyānyumba
|
yānyumba
|
ayinyumbanga
|
enganyumbanga
|
inganyumbanga
|
Class 5
|
lānyumba
|
elānyumba
|
lānyumba
|
alinyumbanga
|
elinganyumbanga
|
linganyumbanga
|
Class 6
|
ānyumba
|
ānyumba
|
ānyumba
|
awanyumbanga
|
anganyumbanga
|
enganyumbanga
|
Class 7
|
sānyumba
|
esānyumba
|
sānyumba
|
asinyumbanga
|
esinganyumbanga
|
singanyumbanga
|
Class 8
|
zānyumba
|
ezānyumba
|
zānyumba
|
azinyumbanga
|
ezinganyumbanga
|
zinganyumbanga
|
Class 9
|
yānyumba
|
eyānyumba
|
yānyumba
|
ayinyumbanga
|
enganyumbanga
|
inganyumbanga
|
Class 10
|
zānyumba
|
ezānyumba
|
zānyumba
|
azinyumbanga
|
ezinganyumbanga
|
zinganyumbanga
|
Class 11
|
lwānyumba
|
olwānyumba
|
lwānyumba
|
alunyumbanga
|
olunganyumbanga
|
lunganyumbanga
|
Class 14
|
bānyumba
|
obānyumba
|
bānyumba
|
abunyumbanga
|
obunganyumbanga
|
bunganyumbanga
|
Class 15
|
kwānyumba
|
okwānyumba
|
kwānyumba
|
akunyumbanga
|
okunganyumbanga
|
kunganyumbanga
|
Class 17
|
kwānyumba
|
okwānyumba
|
kwānyumba
|
akunyumbanga
|
okunganyumbanga
|
kunganyumbanga
|
|
Potential
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
nginganyumba
|
—
|
nginganyumba
|
ngingenyumbe
|
—
|
ngingenyumbe
|
2nd singular
|
unganyumba
|
—
|
unganyumba
|
ungenyumbe
|
—
|
ungenyumbe
|
1st plural
|
singanyumba
|
—
|
singanyumba
|
singenyumbe
|
—
|
singenyumbe
|
2nd plural
|
ninganyumba
|
—
|
ninganyumba
|
ningenyumbe
|
—
|
ningenyumbe
|
Class 1
|
anganyumba
|
—
|
enganyumba
|
angenyumbe
|
—
|
engenyumbe
|
Class 2
|
banganyumba
|
—
|
benganyumba
|
bangenyumbe
|
—
|
bengenyumbe
|
Class 3
|
unganyumba
|
—
|
unganyumba
|
ungenyumbe
|
—
|
ungenyumbe
|
Class 4
|
inganyumba
|
—
|
inganyumba
|
ingenyumbe
|
—
|
ingenyumbe
|
Class 5
|
linganyumba
|
—
|
linganyumba
|
lingenyumbe
|
—
|
lingenyumbe
|
Class 6
|
anganyumba
|
—
|
enganyumba
|
angenyumbe
|
—
|
engenyumbe
|
Class 7
|
singanyumba
|
—
|
singanyumba
|
singenyumbe
|
—
|
singenyumbe
|
Class 8
|
zinganyumba
|
—
|
zinganyumba
|
zingenyumbe
|
—
|
zingenyumbe
|
Class 9
|
inganyumba
|
—
|
inganyumba
|
ingenyumbe
|
—
|
ingenyumbe
|
Class 10
|
zinganyumba
|
—
|
zinganyumba
|
zingenyumbe
|
—
|
zingenyumbe
|
Class 11
|
lunganyumba
|
—
|
lunganyumba
|
lungenyumbe
|
—
|
lungenyumbe
|
Class 14
|
bunganyumba
|
—
|
bunganyumba
|
bungenyumbe
|
—
|
bungenyumbe
|
Class 15
|
kunganyumba
|
—
|
kunganyumba
|
kungenyumbe
|
—
|
kungenyumbe
|
Class 17
|
kunganyumba
|
—
|
kunganyumba
|
kungenyumbe
|
—
|
kungenyumbe
|
|
Immediate future
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngizonyumba
|
engizonyumba
|
ngizonyumba
|
angizunyumba
|
engingezunyumba
|
ngingezunyumba
|
2nd singular
|
uzonyumba
|
ozonyumba
|
uzonyumba
|
awuzunyumba
|
ongezunyumba
|
ungezunyumba
|
1st plural
|
sizonyumba
|
esizonyumba
|
sizonyumba
|
asizunyumba
|
esingezunyumba
|
singezunyumba
|
2nd plural
|
nizonyumba
|
enizonyumba
|
nizonyumba
|
anizunyumba
|
eningezunyumba
|
ningezunyumba
|
Class 1
|
uzonyumba
|
ozonyumba
|
ezonyumba
|
akazunyumba
|
ongezunyumba
|
engezunyumba
|
Class 2
|
bazonyumba
|
abazonyumba
|
bezonyumba
|
abazunyumba
|
abangezunyumba
|
bengezunyumba
|
Class 3
|
uzonyumba
|
ozonyumba
|
uzonyumba
|
awuzunyumba
|
ongezunyumba
|
ungezunyumba
|
Class 4
|
izonyumba
|
ezonyumba
|
izonyumba
|
ayizunyumba
|
engezunyumba
|
ingezunyumba
|
Class 5
|
lizonyumba
|
elizonyumba
|
lizonyumba
|
alizunyumba
|
elingezunyumba
|
lingezunyumba
|
Class 6
|
azonyumba
|
azonyumba
|
ezonyumba
|
awazunyumba
|
angezunyumba
|
engezunyumba
|
Class 7
|
sizonyumba
|
esizonyumba
|
sizonyumba
|
asizunyumba
|
esingezunyumba
|
singezunyumba
|
Class 8
|
zizonyumba
|
ezizonyumba
|
zizonyumba
|
azizunyumba
|
ezingezunyumba
|
zingezunyumba
|
Class 9
|
izonyumba
|
ezonyumba
|
izonyumba
|
ayizunyumba
|
engezunyumba
|
ingezunyumba
|
Class 10
|
zizonyumba
|
ezizonyumba
|
zizonyumba
|
azizunyumba
|
ezingezunyumba
|
zingezunyumba
|
Class 11
|
luzonyumba
|
oluzonyumba
|
luzonyumba
|
aluzunyumba
|
olungezunyumba
|
lungezunyumba
|
Class 14
|
buzonyumba
|
obuzonyumba
|
buzonyumba
|
abuzunyumba
|
obungezunyumba
|
bungezunyumba
|
Class 15
|
kuzonyumba
|
okuzonyumba
|
kuzonyumba
|
akuzunyumba
|
okungezunyumba
|
kungezunyumba
|
Class 17
|
kuzonyumba
|
okuzonyumba
|
kuzonyumba
|
akuzunyumba
|
okungezunyumba
|
kungezunyumba
|
|
Remote future
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngiyonyumba
|
engiyonyumba
|
ngiyonyumba
|
angiyunyumba
|
engingeyunyumba
|
ngingeyunyumba
|
2nd singular
|
uyonyumba
|
oyonyumba
|
uyonyumba
|
awuyunyumba
|
ongeyunyumba
|
ungeyunyumba
|
1st plural
|
siyonyumba
|
esiyonyumba
|
siyonyumba
|
asiyunyumba
|
esingeyunyumba
|
singeyunyumba
|
2nd plural
|
niyonyumba
|
eniyonyumba
|
niyonyumba
|
aniyunyumba
|
eningeyunyumba
|
ningeyunyumba
|
Class 1
|
uyonyumba
|
oyonyumba
|
eyonyumba
|
akayunyumba
|
ongeyunyumba
|
engeyunyumba
|
Class 2
|
bayonyumba
|
abayonyumba
|
beyonyumba
|
abayunyumba
|
abangeyunyumba
|
bengeyunyumba
|
Class 3
|
uyonyumba
|
oyonyumba
|
uyonyumba
|
awuyunyumba
|
ongeyunyumba
|
ungeyunyumba
|
Class 4
|
iyonyumba
|
eyonyumba
|
iyonyumba
|
ayiyunyumba
|
engeyunyumba
|
ingeyunyumba
|
Class 5
|
liyonyumba
|
eliyonyumba
|
liyonyumba
|
aliyunyumba
|
elingeyunyumba
|
lingeyunyumba
|
Class 6
|
ayonyumba
|
ayonyumba
|
eyonyumba
|
awayunyumba
|
angeyunyumba
|
engeyunyumba
|
Class 7
|
siyonyumba
|
esiyonyumba
|
siyonyumba
|
asiyunyumba
|
esingeyunyumba
|
singeyunyumba
|
Class 8
|
ziyonyumba
|
eziyonyumba
|
ziyonyumba
|
aziyunyumba
|
ezingeyunyumba
|
zingeyunyumba
|
Class 9
|
iyonyumba
|
eyonyumba
|
iyonyumba
|
ayiyunyumba
|
engeyunyumba
|
ingeyunyumba
|
Class 10
|
ziyonyumba
|
eziyonyumba
|
ziyonyumba
|
aziyunyumba
|
ezingeyunyumba
|
zingeyunyumba
|
Class 11
|
luyonyumba
|
oluyonyumba
|
luyonyumba
|
aluyunyumba
|
olungeyunyumba
|
lungeyunyumba
|
Class 14
|
buyonyumba
|
obuyonyumba
|
buyonyumba
|
abuyunyumba
|
obungeyunyumba
|
bungeyunyumba
|
Class 15
|
kuyonyumba
|
okuyonyumba
|
kuyonyumba
|
akuyunyumba
|
okungeyunyumba
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kungeyunyumba
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Class 17
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kuyonyumba
|
okuyonyumba
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kuyonyumba
|
akuyunyumba
|
okungeyunyumba
|
kungeyunyumba
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Present subjunctive
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|
Positive
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Negative
|
1st singular
|
nginyumbe
|
nginganyumbi
|
2nd singular
|
unyumbe
|
unganyumbi
|
1st plural
|
sinyumbe
|
singanyumbi
|
2nd plural
|
ninyumbe
|
ninganyumbi
|
Class 1
|
anyumbe
|
anganyumbi
|
Class 2
|
banyumbe
|
banganyumbi
|
Class 3
|
unyumbe
|
unganyumbi
|
Class 4
|
inyumbe
|
inganyumbi
|
Class 5
|
linyumbe
|
linganyumbi
|
Class 6
|
anyumbe
|
anganyumbi
|
Class 7
|
sinyumbe
|
singanyumbi
|
Class 8
|
zinyumbe
|
zinganyumbi
|
Class 9
|
inyumbe
|
inganyumbi
|
Class 10
|
zinyumbe
|
zinganyumbi
|
Class 11
|
lunyumbe
|
lunganyumbi
|
Class 14
|
bunyumbe
|
bunganyumbi
|
Class 15
|
kunyumbe
|
kunganyumbi
|
Class 17
|
kunyumbe
|
kunganyumbi
|
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Past subjunctive
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
1st singular
|
nganyumba
|
nganganyumba, anganyumba, anganganyumba
|
2nd singular
|
wanyumba
|
wanganyumba, awanyumba, awanganyumba
|
1st plural
|
sanyumba
|
sanganyumba, asanyumba, asanganyumba
|
2nd plural
|
nanyumba
|
nanganyumba, ananyumba, ananganyumba
|
Class 1
|
wanyumba
|
wanganyumba, akanyumba, akanganyumba
|
Class 2
|
banyumba
|
banganyumba, abanyumba, abanganyumba
|
Class 3
|
wanyumba
|
wanganyumba, awanyumba, awanganyumba
|
Class 4
|
yanyumba
|
yanganyumba, ayanyumba, ayanganyumba
|
Class 5
|
lanyumba
|
langanyumba, alanyumba, alanganyumba
|
Class 6
|
anyumba
|
anganyumba, awanyumba, awanganyumba
|
Class 7
|
sanyumba
|
sanganyumba, asanyumba, asanganyumba
|
Class 8
|
zanyumba
|
zanganyumba, azanyumba, azanganyumba
|
Class 9
|
yanyumba
|
yanganyumba, ayanyumba, ayanganyumba
|
Class 10
|
zanyumba
|
zanganyumba, azanyumba, azanganyumba
|
Class 11
|
lwanyumba
|
lwanganyumba, alwanyumba, alwanganyumba
|
Class 14
|
banyumba
|
banganyumba, abanyumba, abanganyumba
|
Class 15
|
kwanyumba
|
kwanganyumba, akwanyumba, akwanganyumba
|
Class 17
|
kwanyumba
|
kwanganyumba, akwanyumba, akwanganyumba
|