| positive | negative | |
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| infinitive | ukwesaba | ukungesabi |
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| imperative |
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| simple | + object concord |
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| singular | yesaba | -esabe |
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| plural | yesabani | -esabeni |
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| present |
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| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial |
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| 1st singular | ngiyesaba,ngesaba | engesabayo,engesaba | ngesaba | angesabi | engingesabi | ngingesabi |
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| 2nd singular | uyesaba,wesaba | owesabayo,owesaba | wesaba | awesabi | ongesabi | ungesabi |
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| 1st plural | siyesaba,sesaba | esesabayo,esesaba | sesaba | asesabi | esingesabi | singesabi |
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| 2nd plural | niyesaba,nesaba | enesabayo,enesaba | nesaba | anesabi | eningesabi | ningesabi |
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| class 1 | uyesaba,wesaba | owesabayo,owesaba | esaba | akesabi | ongesabi | engesabi |
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| class 2 | bayesaba,besaba | abesabayo,abesaba | besaba | abesabi | abangesabi | bengesabi |
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| class 3 | uyesaba,wesaba | owesabayo,owesaba | wesaba | awesabi | ongesabi | ungesabi |
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| class 4 | iyesaba,yesaba | eyesabayo,eyesaba | yesaba | ayesabi | engesabi | ingesabi |
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| class 5 | liyesaba,lesaba | elesabayo,elesaba | lesaba | alesabi | elingesabi | lingesabi |
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| class 6 | ayesaba,esaba | esabayo,esaba | esaba | awesabi | angesabi | engesabi |
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| class 7 | siyesaba,sesaba | esesabayo,esesaba | sesaba | asesabi | esingesabi | singesabi |
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| class 8 | ziyesaba,zesaba | ezesabayo,ezesaba | zesaba | azesabi | ezingesabi | zingesabi |
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| class 9 | iyesaba,yesaba | eyesabayo,eyesaba | yesaba | ayesabi | engesabi | ingesabi |
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| class 10 | ziyesaba,zesaba | ezesabayo,ezesaba | zesaba | azesabi | ezingesabi | zingesabi |
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| class 11 | luyesaba,lwesaba | olwesabayo,olwesaba | lwesaba | alwesabi | olungesabi | lungesabi |
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| class 14 | buyesaba,besaba | obesabayo,obesaba | besaba | abesabi | obungesabi | bungesabi |
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| class 15 | kuyesaba,kwesaba | okwesabayo,okwesaba | kwesaba | akwesabi | okungesabi | kungesabi |
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| class 17 | kuyesaba,kwesaba | okwesabayo,okwesaba | kwesaba | akwesabi | okungesabi | kungesabi |
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| recent past |
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| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial |
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| 1st singular | ngesabile,ngesabē | engesabile,engesabē | ngesabile,ngesabē | angesabanga | engingesabanga | ngingesabanga |
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| 2nd singular | wesabile,wesabē | owesabile,owesabē | wesabile,wesabē | awesabanga | ongesabanga | ungesabanga |
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| 1st plural | sesabile,sesabē | esesabile,esesabē | sesabile,sesabē | asesabanga | esingesabanga | singesabanga |
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| 2nd plural | nesabile,nesabē | enesabile,enesabē | nesabile,nesabē | anesabanga | eningesabanga | ningesabanga |
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| class 1 | wesabile,wesabē | owesabile,owesabē | esabile,esabē | akesabanga | ongesabanga | engesabanga |
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| class 2 | besabile,besabē | abesabile,abesabē | besabile,besabē | abesabanga | abangesabanga | bengesabanga |
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| class 3 | wesabile,wesabē | owesabile,owesabē | wesabile,wesabē | awesabanga | ongesabanga | ungesabanga |
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| class 4 | yesabile,yesabē | eyesabile,eyesabē | yesabile,yesabē | ayesabanga | engesabanga | ingesabanga |
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| class 5 | lesabile,lesabē | elesabile,elesabē | lesabile,lesabē | alesabanga | elingesabanga | lingesabanga |
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| class 6 | esabile,esabē | esabile,esabē | esabile,esabē | awesabanga | angesabanga | engesabanga |
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| class 7 | sesabile,sesabē | esesabile,esesabē | sesabile,sesabē | asesabanga | esingesabanga | singesabanga |
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| class 8 | zesabile,zesabē | ezesabile,ezesabē | zesabile,zesabē | azesabanga | ezingesabanga | zingesabanga |
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| class 9 | yesabile,yesabē | eyesabile,eyesabē | yesabile,yesabē | ayesabanga | engesabanga | ingesabanga |
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| class 10 | zesabile,zesabē | ezesabile,ezesabē | zesabile,zesabē | azesabanga | ezingesabanga | zingesabanga |
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| class 11 | lwesabile,lwesabē | olwesabile,olwesabē | lwesabile,lwesabē | alwesabanga | olungesabanga | lungesabanga |
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| class 14 | besabile,besabē | obesabile,obesabē | besabile,besabē | abesabanga | obungesabanga | bungesabanga |
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| class 15 | kwesabile,kwesabē | okwesabile,okwesabē | kwesabile,kwesabē | akwesabanga | okungesabanga | kungesabanga |
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| class 17 | kwesabile,kwesabē | okwesabile,okwesabē | kwesabile,kwesabē | akwesabanga | okungesabanga | kungesabanga |
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| remote past |
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| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial |
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| 1st singular | ngēsaba | engēsaba | ngēsaba | angesabanga | engingesabanga | ngingesabanga |
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| 2nd singular | wēsaba | owēsaba | wēsaba | awesabanga | ongesabanga | ungesabanga |
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| 1st plural | sēsaba | esēsaba | sēsaba | asesabanga | esingesabanga | singesabanga |
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| 2nd plural | nēsaba | enēsaba | nēsaba | anesabanga | eningesabanga | ningesabanga |
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| class 1 | wēsaba | owēsaba | ēsaba | akesabanga | ongesabanga | engesabanga |
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| class 2 | bēsaba | abēsaba | bēsaba | abesabanga | abangesabanga | bengesabanga |
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| class 3 | wēsaba | owēsaba | wēsaba | awesabanga | ongesabanga | ungesabanga |
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| class 4 | yēsaba | eyēsaba | yēsaba | ayesabanga | engesabanga | ingesabanga |
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| class 5 | lēsaba | elēsaba | lēsaba | alesabanga | elingesabanga | lingesabanga |
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| class 6 | ēsaba | ēsaba | ēsaba | awesabanga | angesabanga | engesabanga |
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| class 7 | sēsaba | esēsaba | sēsaba | asesabanga | esingesabanga | singesabanga |
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| class 8 | zēsaba | ezēsaba | zēsaba | azesabanga | ezingesabanga | zingesabanga |
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| class 9 | yēsaba | eyēsaba | yēsaba | ayesabanga | engesabanga | ingesabanga |
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| class 10 | zēsaba | ezēsaba | zēsaba | azesabanga | ezingesabanga | zingesabanga |
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| class 11 | lwēsaba | olwēsaba | lwēsaba | alwesabanga | olungesabanga | lungesabanga |
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| class 14 | bēsaba | obēsaba | bēsaba | abesabanga | obungesabanga | bungesabanga |
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| class 15 | kwēsaba | okwēsaba | kwēsaba | akwesabanga | okungesabanga | kungesabanga |
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| class 17 | kwēsaba | okwēsaba | kwēsaba | akwesabanga | okungesabanga | kungesabanga |
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| potential |
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| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial |
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| 1st singular | ngingesaba | — | ngingesaba | ngingesabe | — | ngingesabe |
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| 2nd singular | ungesaba | — | ungesaba | ungesabe | — | ungesabe |
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| 1st plural | singesaba | — | singesaba | singesabe | — | singesabe |
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| 2nd plural | ningesaba | — | ningesaba | ningesabe | — | ningesabe |
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| class 1 | angesaba | — | engesaba | angesabe | — | engesabe |
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| class 2 | bangesaba | — | bengesaba | bangesabe | — | bengesabe |
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| class 3 | ungesaba | — | ungesaba | ungesabe | — | ungesabe |
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| class 4 | ingesaba | — | ingesaba | ingesabe | — | ingesabe |
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| class 5 | lingesaba | — | lingesaba | lingesabe | — | lingesabe |
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| class 6 | angesaba | — | engesaba | angesabe | — | engesabe |
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| class 7 | singesaba | — | singesaba | singesabe | — | singesabe |
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| class 8 | zingesaba | — | zingesaba | zingesabe | — | zingesabe |
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| class 9 | ingesaba | — | ingesaba | ingesabe | — | ingesabe |
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| class 10 | zingesaba | — | zingesaba | zingesabe | — | zingesabe |
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| class 11 | lungesaba | — | lungesaba | lungesabe | — | lungesabe |
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| class 14 | bungesaba | — | bungesaba | bungesabe | — | bungesabe |
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| class 15 | kungesaba | — | kungesaba | kungesabe | — | kungesabe |
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| class 17 | kungesaba | — | kungesaba | kungesabe | — | kungesabe |
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| immediate future |
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| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial |
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| 1st singular | ngizokwesaba | engizokwesaba | ngizokwesaba | angizukwesaba | engingezukwesaba | ngingezukwesaba |
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| 2nd singular | uzokwesaba | ozokwesaba | uzokwesaba | awuzukwesaba | ongezukwesaba | ungezukwesaba |
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| 1st plural | sizokwesaba | esizokwesaba | sizokwesaba | asizukwesaba | esingezukwesaba | singezukwesaba |
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| 2nd plural | nizokwesaba | enizokwesaba | nizokwesaba | anizukwesaba | eningezukwesaba | ningezukwesaba |
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| class 1 | uzokwesaba | ozokwesaba | ezokwesaba | akazukwesaba | ongezukwesaba | engezukwesaba |
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| class 2 | bazokwesaba | abazokwesaba | bezokwesaba | abazukwesaba | abangezukwesaba | bengezukwesaba |
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| class 3 | uzokwesaba | ozokwesaba | uzokwesaba | awuzukwesaba | ongezukwesaba | ungezukwesaba |
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| class 4 | izokwesaba | ezokwesaba | izokwesaba | ayizukwesaba | engezukwesaba | ingezukwesaba |
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| class 5 | lizokwesaba | elizokwesaba | lizokwesaba | alizukwesaba | elingezukwesaba | lingezukwesaba |
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| class 6 | azokwesaba | azokwesaba | ezokwesaba | awazukwesaba | angezukwesaba | engezukwesaba |
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| class 7 | sizokwesaba | esizokwesaba | sizokwesaba | asizukwesaba | esingezukwesaba | singezukwesaba |
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| class 8 | zizokwesaba | ezizokwesaba | zizokwesaba | azizukwesaba | ezingezukwesaba | zingezukwesaba |
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| class 9 | izokwesaba | ezokwesaba | izokwesaba | ayizukwesaba | engezukwesaba | ingezukwesaba |
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| class 10 | zizokwesaba | ezizokwesaba | zizokwesaba | azizukwesaba | ezingezukwesaba | zingezukwesaba |
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| class 11 | luzokwesaba | oluzokwesaba | luzokwesaba | aluzukwesaba | olungezukwesaba | lungezukwesaba |
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| class 14 | buzokwesaba | obuzokwesaba | buzokwesaba | abuzukwesaba | obungezukwesaba | bungezukwesaba |
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| class 15 | kuzokwesaba | okuzokwesaba | kuzokwesaba | akuzukwesaba | okungezukwesaba | kungezukwesaba |
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| class 17 | kuzokwesaba | okuzokwesaba | kuzokwesaba | akuzukwesaba | okungezukwesaba | kungezukwesaba |
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| remote future |
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| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial |
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| 1st singular | ngiyokwesaba | engiyokwesaba | ngiyokwesaba | angiyukwesaba | engingeyukwesaba | ngingeyukwesaba |
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| 2nd singular | uyokwesaba | oyokwesaba | uyokwesaba | awuyukwesaba | ongeyukwesaba | ungeyukwesaba |
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| 1st plural | siyokwesaba | esiyokwesaba | siyokwesaba | asiyukwesaba | esingeyukwesaba | singeyukwesaba |
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| 2nd plural | niyokwesaba | eniyokwesaba | niyokwesaba | aniyukwesaba | eningeyukwesaba | ningeyukwesaba |
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| class 1 | uyokwesaba | oyokwesaba | eyokwesaba | akayukwesaba | ongeyukwesaba | engeyukwesaba |
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| class 2 | bayokwesaba | abayokwesaba | beyokwesaba | abayukwesaba | abangeyukwesaba | bengeyukwesaba |
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| class 3 | uyokwesaba | oyokwesaba | uyokwesaba | awuyukwesaba | ongeyukwesaba | ungeyukwesaba |
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| class 4 | iyokwesaba | eyokwesaba | iyokwesaba | ayiyukwesaba | engeyukwesaba | ingeyukwesaba |
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| class 5 | liyokwesaba | eliyokwesaba | liyokwesaba | aliyukwesaba | elingeyukwesaba | lingeyukwesaba |
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| class 6 | ayokwesaba | ayokwesaba | eyokwesaba | awayukwesaba | angeyukwesaba | engeyukwesaba |
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| class 7 | siyokwesaba | esiyokwesaba | siyokwesaba | asiyukwesaba | esingeyukwesaba | singeyukwesaba |
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| class 8 | ziyokwesaba | eziyokwesaba | ziyokwesaba | aziyukwesaba | ezingeyukwesaba | zingeyukwesaba |
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| class 9 | iyokwesaba | eyokwesaba | iyokwesaba | ayiyukwesaba | engeyukwesaba | ingeyukwesaba |
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| class 10 | ziyokwesaba | eziyokwesaba | ziyokwesaba | aziyukwesaba | ezingeyukwesaba | zingeyukwesaba |
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| class 11 | luyokwesaba | oluyokwesaba | luyokwesaba | aluyukwesaba | olungeyukwesaba | lungeyukwesaba |
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| class 14 | buyokwesaba | obuyokwesaba | buyokwesaba | abuyukwesaba | obungeyukwesaba | bungeyukwesaba |
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| class 15 | kuyokwesaba | okuyokwesaba | kuyokwesaba | akuyukwesaba | okungeyukwesaba | kungeyukwesaba |
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| class 17 | kuyokwesaba | okuyokwesaba | kuyokwesaba | akuyukwesaba | okungeyukwesaba | kungeyukwesaba |
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| present subjunctive |
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| positive | negative |
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| 1st singular | ngesabe | ngingesabi |
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| 2nd singular | wesabe | ungesabi |
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| 1st plural | sesabe | singesabi |
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| 2nd plural | nesabe | ningesabi |
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| class 1 | esabe | angesabi |
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| class 2 | besabe | bangesabi |
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| class 3 | wesabe | ungesabi |
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| class 4 | yesabe | ingesabi |
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| class 5 | lesabe | lingesabi |
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| class 6 | esabe | angesabi |
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| class 7 | sesabe | singesabi |
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| class 8 | zesabe | zingesabi |
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| class 9 | yesabe | ingesabi |
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| class 10 | zesabe | zingesabi |
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| class 11 | lwesabe | lungesabi |
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| class 14 | besabe | bungesabi |
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| class 15 | kwesabe | kungesabi |
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| class 17 | kwesabe | kungesabi |
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| past subjunctive |
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| positive | negative |
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| 1st singular | ngesaba | ngangesaba,angesaba,angangesaba |
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| 2nd singular | wesaba | wangesaba,awesaba,awangesaba |
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| 1st plural | sesaba | sangesaba,asesaba,asangesaba |
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| 2nd plural | nesaba | nangesaba,anesaba,anangesaba |
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| class 1 | wesaba | wangesaba,akesaba,akangesaba |
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| class 2 | besaba | bangesaba,abesaba,abangesaba |
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| class 3 | wesaba | wangesaba,awesaba,awangesaba |
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| class 4 | yesaba | yangesaba,ayesaba,ayangesaba |
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| class 5 | lesaba | langesaba,alesaba,alangesaba |
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| class 6 | esaba | angesaba,awesaba,awangesaba |
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| class 7 | sesaba | sangesaba,asesaba,asangesaba |
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| class 8 | zesaba | zangesaba,azesaba,azangesaba |
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| class 9 | yesaba | yangesaba,ayesaba,ayangesaba |
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| class 10 | zesaba | zangesaba,azesaba,azangesaba |
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| class 11 | lwesaba | lwangesaba,alwesaba,alwangesaba |
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| class 14 | besaba | bangesaba,abesaba,abangesaba |
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| class 15 | kwesaba | kwangesaba,akwesaba,akwangesaba |
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| class 17 | kwesaba | kwangesaba,akwesaba,akwangesaba |
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