- IPA(key): /ˈbonɡa/ [ˈbõŋ.ɡa]
- Rhymes: -onɡa
- Syllabification: bon‧ga
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
bonga f (plural bongas)
- (Colombia) silk-cotton tree
- Synonym: ceiba
Borrowed from Tagalog bunga.
bonga f (plural bongas)
- (Philippines) a mixture of areca nut and betel pepper leaves customarily used for betelnut chewing
- Synonyms: buyo, betel
- (Philippines) areca nut
- “bonga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
- Abella, Venancio María de (1874) Vade-Mecum Filipino ó manual de la conversacion familiar Español-Tagalog. Seguido de un curioso Vocabulario de Modismos Manileños.[1], 12.ᵃ edition (overall work in Spanish and Tagalog), Escolta, Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier, á cargo de C. Miralles., page 113
From Proto-Nguni *-bonga.
-bonga
- (transitive) to thank
- (transitive) to praise, to laud
- Synonym: -dumisa
- (transitive) to recognise, to show appreciation for
Tone L
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Infinitive
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ukubonga
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Positive
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Negative
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Infinitive
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ukubonga
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ukungabongi
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Imperative
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Simple
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+ object concord
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Singular
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bonga
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-bonge
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Plural
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bongani
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-bongeni
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Present
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Positive absolute
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Positive relative
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Positive participial
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Negative absolute
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Negative relative
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Negative participial
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1st singular
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ngiyabonga, ngibonga
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engibongayo, engibonga
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ngibonga
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angibongi
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engingabongi
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ngingabongi
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2nd singular
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uyabonga, ubonga
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obongayo, obonga
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ubonga
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awubongi
|
ongabongi
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ungabongi
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1st plural
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siyabonga, sibonga
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esibongayo, esibonga
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sibonga
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asibongi
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esingabongi
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singabongi
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2nd plural
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niyabonga, nibonga
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enibongayo, enibonga
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nibonga
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anibongi
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eningabongi
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ningabongi
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Class 1
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uyabonga, ubonga
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obongayo, obonga
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ebonga
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akabongi
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ongabongi
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engabongi
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Class 2
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bayabonga, babonga
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ababongayo, ababonga
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bebonga
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ababongi
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abangabongi
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bengabongi
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Class 3
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uyabonga, ubonga
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obongayo, obonga
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ubonga
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awubongi
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ongabongi
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ungabongi
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Class 4
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iyabonga, ibonga
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ebongayo, ebonga
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ibonga
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ayibongi
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engabongi
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ingabongi
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Class 5
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liyabonga, libonga
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elibongayo, elibonga
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libonga
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alibongi
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elingabongi
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lingabongi
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Class 6
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ayabonga, abonga
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abongayo, abonga
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ebonga
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awabongi
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angabongi
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engabongi
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Class 7
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siyabonga, sibonga
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esibongayo, esibonga
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sibonga
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asibongi
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esingabongi
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singabongi
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Class 8
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ziyabonga, zibonga
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ezibongayo, ezibonga
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zibonga
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azibongi
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ezingabongi
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zingabongi
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Class 9
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iyabonga, ibonga
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ebongayo, ebonga
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ibonga
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ayibongi
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engabongi
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ingabongi
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Class 10
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ziyabonga, zibonga
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ezibongayo, ezibonga
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zibonga
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azibongi
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ezingabongi
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zingabongi
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Class 11
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luyabonga, lubonga
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olubongayo, olubonga
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lubonga
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alubongi
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olungabongi
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lungabongi
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Class 14
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buyabonga, bubonga
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obubongayo, obubonga
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bubonga
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abubongi
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obungabongi
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bungabongi
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Class 15
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kuyabonga, kubonga
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okubongayo, okubonga
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kubonga
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akubongi
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okungabongi
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kungabongi
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Class 17
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kuyabonga, kubonga
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okubongayo, okubonga
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kubonga
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akubongi
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okungabongi
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kungabongi
|
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Recent past
|
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Positive absolute
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Positive relative
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Positive participial
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Negative absolute
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Negative relative
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Negative participial
|
1st singular
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ngibongile, ngibongē
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engibongile, engibongē
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ngibongile, ngibongē
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angibonganga
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engingabonganga
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ngingabonganga
|
2nd singular
|
ubongile, ubongē
|
obongile, obongē
|
ubongile, ubongē
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awubonganga
|
ongabonganga
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ungabonganga
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1st plural
|
sibongile, sibongē
|
esibongile, esibongē
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sibongile, sibongē
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asibonganga
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esingabonganga
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singabonganga
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2nd plural
|
nibongile, nibongē
|
enibongile, enibongē
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nibongile, nibongē
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anibonganga
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eningabonganga
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ningabonganga
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Class 1
|
ubongile, ubongē
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obongile, obongē
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ebongile, ebongē
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akabonganga
|
ongabonganga
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engabonganga
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Class 2
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babongile, babongē
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ababongile, ababongē
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bebongile, bebongē
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ababonganga
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abangabonganga
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bengabonganga
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Class 3
|
ubongile, ubongē
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obongile, obongē
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ubongile, ubongē
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awubonganga
|
ongabonganga
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ungabonganga
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Class 4
|
ibongile, ibongē
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ebongile, ebongē
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ibongile, ibongē
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ayibonganga
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engabonganga
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ingabonganga
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Class 5
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libongile, libongē
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elibongile, elibongē
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libongile, libongē
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alibonganga
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elingabonganga
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lingabonganga
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Class 6
|
abongile, abongē
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abongile, abongē
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ebongile, ebongē
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awabonganga
|
angabonganga
|
engabonganga
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Class 7
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sibongile, sibongē
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esibongile, esibongē
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sibongile, sibongē
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asibonganga
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esingabonganga
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singabonganga
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Class 8
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zibongile, zibongē
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ezibongile, ezibongē
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zibongile, zibongē
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azibonganga
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ezingabonganga
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zingabonganga
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Class 9
|
ibongile, ibongē
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ebongile, ebongē
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ibongile, ibongē
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ayibonganga
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engabonganga
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ingabonganga
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Class 10
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zibongile, zibongē
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ezibongile, ezibongē
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zibongile, zibongē
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azibonganga
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ezingabonganga
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zingabonganga
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Class 11
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lubongile, lubongē
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olubongile, olubongē
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lubongile, lubongē
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alubonganga
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olungabonganga
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lungabonganga
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Class 14
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bubongile, bubongē
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obubongile, obubongē
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bubongile, bubongē
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abubonganga
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obungabonganga
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bungabonganga
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Class 15
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kubongile, kubongē
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okubongile, okubongē
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kubongile, kubongē
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akubonganga
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okungabonganga
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kungabonganga
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Class 17
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kubongile, kubongē
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okubongile, okubongē
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kubongile, kubongē
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akubonganga
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okungabonganga
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kungabonganga
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Remote past
|
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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
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ngābonga
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engābonga
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ngābonga
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angibonganga
|
engingabonganga
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ngingabonganga
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2nd singular
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wābonga
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owābonga
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wābonga
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awubonganga
|
ongabonganga
|
ungabonganga
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1st plural
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sābonga
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esābonga
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sābonga
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asibonganga
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esingabonganga
|
singabonganga
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2nd plural
|
nābonga
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enābonga
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nābonga
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anibonganga
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eningabonganga
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ningabonganga
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Class 1
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wābonga
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owābonga
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ābonga
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akabonganga
|
ongabonganga
|
engabonganga
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Class 2
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bābonga
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abābonga
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bābonga
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ababonganga
|
abangabonganga
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bengabonganga
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Class 3
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wābonga
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owābonga
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wābonga
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awubonganga
|
ongabonganga
|
ungabonganga
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Class 4
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yābonga
|
eyābonga
|
yābonga
|
ayibonganga
|
engabonganga
|
ingabonganga
|
Class 5
|
lābonga
|
elābonga
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lābonga
|
alibonganga
|
elingabonganga
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lingabonganga
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Class 6
|
ābonga
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ābonga
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ābonga
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awabonganga
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angabonganga
|
engabonganga
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Class 7
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sābonga
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esābonga
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sābonga
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asibonganga
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esingabonganga
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singabonganga
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Class 8
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zābonga
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ezābonga
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zābonga
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azibonganga
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ezingabonganga
|
zingabonganga
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Class 9
|
yābonga
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eyābonga
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yābonga
|
ayibonganga
|
engabonganga
|
ingabonganga
|
Class 10
|
zābonga
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ezābonga
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zābonga
|
azibonganga
|
ezingabonganga
|
zingabonganga
|
Class 11
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lwābonga
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olwābonga
|
lwābonga
|
alubonganga
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olungabonganga
|
lungabonganga
|
Class 14
|
bābonga
|
obābonga
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bābonga
|
abubonganga
|
obungabonganga
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bungabonganga
|
Class 15
|
kwābonga
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okwābonga
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kwābonga
|
akubonganga
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okungabonganga
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kungabonganga
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Class 17
|
kwābonga
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okwābonga
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kwābonga
|
akubonganga
|
okungabonganga
|
kungabonganga
|
|
Potential
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngingabonga
|
—
|
ngingabonga
|
ngingebonge
|
—
|
ngingebonge
|
2nd singular
|
ungabonga
|
—
|
ungabonga
|
ungebonge
|
—
|
ungebonge
|
1st plural
|
singabonga
|
—
|
singabonga
|
singebonge
|
—
|
singebonge
|
2nd plural
|
ningabonga
|
—
|
ningabonga
|
ningebonge
|
—
|
ningebonge
|
Class 1
|
angabonga
|
—
|
engabonga
|
angebonge
|
—
|
engebonge
|
Class 2
|
bangabonga
|
—
|
bengabonga
|
bangebonge
|
—
|
bengebonge
|
Class 3
|
ungabonga
|
—
|
ungabonga
|
ungebonge
|
—
|
ungebonge
|
Class 4
|
ingabonga
|
—
|
ingabonga
|
ingebonge
|
—
|
ingebonge
|
Class 5
|
lingabonga
|
—
|
lingabonga
|
lingebonge
|
—
|
lingebonge
|
Class 6
|
angabonga
|
—
|
engabonga
|
angebonge
|
—
|
engebonge
|
Class 7
|
singabonga
|
—
|
singabonga
|
singebonge
|
—
|
singebonge
|
Class 8
|
zingabonga
|
—
|
zingabonga
|
zingebonge
|
—
|
zingebonge
|
Class 9
|
ingabonga
|
—
|
ingabonga
|
ingebonge
|
—
|
ingebonge
|
Class 10
|
zingabonga
|
—
|
zingabonga
|
zingebonge
|
—
|
zingebonge
|
Class 11
|
lungabonga
|
—
|
lungabonga
|
lungebonge
|
—
|
lungebonge
|
Class 14
|
bungabonga
|
—
|
bungabonga
|
bungebonge
|
—
|
bungebonge
|
Class 15
|
kungabonga
|
—
|
kungabonga
|
kungebonge
|
—
|
kungebonge
|
Class 17
|
kungabonga
|
—
|
kungabonga
|
kungebonge
|
—
|
kungebonge
|
|
Immediate future
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngizobonga
|
engizobonga
|
ngizobonga
|
angizubonga
|
engingezubonga
|
ngingezubonga
|
2nd singular
|
uzobonga
|
ozobonga
|
uzobonga
|
awuzubonga
|
ongezubonga
|
ungezubonga
|
1st plural
|
sizobonga
|
esizobonga
|
sizobonga
|
asizubonga
|
esingezubonga
|
singezubonga
|
2nd plural
|
nizobonga
|
enizobonga
|
nizobonga
|
anizubonga
|
eningezubonga
|
ningezubonga
|
Class 1
|
uzobonga
|
ozobonga
|
ezobonga
|
akazubonga
|
ongezubonga
|
engezubonga
|
Class 2
|
bazobonga
|
abazobonga
|
bezobonga
|
abazubonga
|
abangezubonga
|
bengezubonga
|
Class 3
|
uzobonga
|
ozobonga
|
uzobonga
|
awuzubonga
|
ongezubonga
|
ungezubonga
|
Class 4
|
izobonga
|
ezobonga
|
izobonga
|
ayizubonga
|
engezubonga
|
ingezubonga
|
Class 5
|
lizobonga
|
elizobonga
|
lizobonga
|
alizubonga
|
elingezubonga
|
lingezubonga
|
Class 6
|
azobonga
|
azobonga
|
ezobonga
|
awazubonga
|
angezubonga
|
engezubonga
|
Class 7
|
sizobonga
|
esizobonga
|
sizobonga
|
asizubonga
|
esingezubonga
|
singezubonga
|
Class 8
|
zizobonga
|
ezizobonga
|
zizobonga
|
azizubonga
|
ezingezubonga
|
zingezubonga
|
Class 9
|
izobonga
|
ezobonga
|
izobonga
|
ayizubonga
|
engezubonga
|
ingezubonga
|
Class 10
|
zizobonga
|
ezizobonga
|
zizobonga
|
azizubonga
|
ezingezubonga
|
zingezubonga
|
Class 11
|
luzobonga
|
oluzobonga
|
luzobonga
|
aluzubonga
|
olungezubonga
|
lungezubonga
|
Class 14
|
buzobonga
|
obuzobonga
|
buzobonga
|
abuzubonga
|
obungezubonga
|
bungezubonga
|
Class 15
|
kuzobonga
|
okuzobonga
|
kuzobonga
|
akuzubonga
|
okungezubonga
|
kungezubonga
|
Class 17
|
kuzobonga
|
okuzobonga
|
kuzobonga
|
akuzubonga
|
okungezubonga
|
kungezubonga
|
|
Remote future
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngiyobonga
|
engiyobonga
|
ngiyobonga
|
angiyubonga
|
engingeyubonga
|
ngingeyubonga
|
2nd singular
|
uyobonga
|
oyobonga
|
uyobonga
|
awuyubonga
|
ongeyubonga
|
ungeyubonga
|
1st plural
|
siyobonga
|
esiyobonga
|
siyobonga
|
asiyubonga
|
esingeyubonga
|
singeyubonga
|
2nd plural
|
niyobonga
|
eniyobonga
|
niyobonga
|
aniyubonga
|
eningeyubonga
|
ningeyubonga
|
Class 1
|
uyobonga
|
oyobonga
|
eyobonga
|
akayubonga
|
ongeyubonga
|
engeyubonga
|
Class 2
|
bayobonga
|
abayobonga
|
beyobonga
|
abayubonga
|
abangeyubonga
|
bengeyubonga
|
Class 3
|
uyobonga
|
oyobonga
|
uyobonga
|
awuyubonga
|
ongeyubonga
|
ungeyubonga
|
Class 4
|
iyobonga
|
eyobonga
|
iyobonga
|
ayiyubonga
|
engeyubonga
|
ingeyubonga
|
Class 5
|
liyobonga
|
eliyobonga
|
liyobonga
|
aliyubonga
|
elingeyubonga
|
lingeyubonga
|
Class 6
|
ayobonga
|
ayobonga
|
eyobonga
|
awayubonga
|
angeyubonga
|
engeyubonga
|
Class 7
|
siyobonga
|
esiyobonga
|
siyobonga
|
asiyubonga
|
esingeyubonga
|
singeyubonga
|
Class 8
|
ziyobonga
|
eziyobonga
|
ziyobonga
|
aziyubonga
|
ezingeyubonga
|
zingeyubonga
|
Class 9
|
iyobonga
|
eyobonga
|
iyobonga
|
ayiyubonga
|
engeyubonga
|
ingeyubonga
|
Class 10
|
ziyobonga
|
eziyobonga
|
ziyobonga
|
aziyubonga
|
ezingeyubonga
|
zingeyubonga
|
Class 11
|
luyobonga
|
oluyobonga
|
luyobonga
|
aluyubonga
|
olungeyubonga
|
lungeyubonga
|
Class 14
|
buyobonga
|
obuyobonga
|
buyobonga
|
abuyubonga
|
obungeyubonga
|
bungeyubonga
|
Class 15
|
kuyobonga
|
okuyobonga
|
kuyobonga
|
akuyubonga
|
okungeyubonga
|
kungeyubonga
|
Class 17
|
kuyobonga
|
okuyobonga
|
kuyobonga
|
akuyubonga
|
okungeyubonga
|
kungeyubonga
|
|
Present subjunctive
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
1st singular
|
ngibonge
|
ngingabongi
|
2nd singular
|
ubonge
|
ungabongi
|
1st plural
|
sibonge
|
singabongi
|
2nd plural
|
nibonge
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ningabongi
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Class 1
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abonge
|
angabongi
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Class 2
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babonge
|
bangabongi
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Class 3
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ubonge
|
ungabongi
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Class 4
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ibonge
|
ingabongi
|
Class 5
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libonge
|
lingabongi
|
Class 6
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abonge
|
angabongi
|
Class 7
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sibonge
|
singabongi
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Class 8
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zibonge
|
zingabongi
|
Class 9
|
ibonge
|
ingabongi
|
Class 10
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zibonge
|
zingabongi
|
Class 11
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lubonge
|
lungabongi
|
Class 14
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bubonge
|
bungabongi
|
Class 15
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kubonge
|
kungabongi
|
Class 17
|
kubonge
|
kungabongi
|
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Past subjunctive
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Positive
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Negative
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1st singular
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ngabonga
|
ngangabonga, angabonga, angangabonga
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2nd singular
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wabonga
|
wangabonga, awabonga, awangabonga
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1st plural
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sabonga
|
sangabonga, asabonga, asangabonga
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2nd plural
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nabonga
|
nangabonga, anabonga, anangabonga
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Class 1
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wabonga
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wangabonga, akabonga, akangabonga
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Class 2
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babonga
|
bangabonga, ababonga, abangabonga
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Class 3
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wabonga
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wangabonga, awabonga, awangabonga
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Class 4
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yabonga
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yangabonga, ayabonga, ayangabonga
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Class 5
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labonga
|
langabonga, alabonga, alangabonga
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Class 6
|
abonga
|
angabonga, awabonga, awangabonga
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Class 7
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sabonga
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sangabonga, asabonga, asangabonga
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Class 8
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zabonga
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zangabonga, azabonga, azangabonga
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Class 9
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yabonga
|
yangabonga, ayabonga, ayangabonga
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Class 10
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zabonga
|
zangabonga, azabonga, azangabonga
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Class 11
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lwabonga
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lwangabonga, alwabonga, alwangabonga
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Class 14
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babonga
|
bangabonga, ababonga, abangabonga
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Class 15
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kwabonga
|
kwangabonga, akwabonga, akwangabonga
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Class 17
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kwabonga
|
kwangabonga, akwabonga, akwangabonga
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