lambana

Swahili

Verb

-lambana (infinitive kulambana)

1. Reciprocal form of -lamba: to lick each other

Conjugation

Conjugation of -lambana
Positive present -nalambana Subjunctive -lambane Negative -lambani Imperative singular lambana
Infinitives
Positive kulambana Negative kutolambana
Imperatives
Singular lambana Plural lambaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual hulambana Positive past positive subject concord + -lilambana Negative past negative subject concord + -kulambana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalambana) Singular Plural 1st person ninalambana/nalambana tunalambana 2nd person unalambana mnalambana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) analambana wanalambana other classes positive subject concord + -nalambana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -lambani) Singular Plural 1st person silambani hatulambani 2nd person hulambani hamlambani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) halambani hawalambani other classes negative subject concord + -lambani
Positive future positive subject concord + -talambana Negative future negative subject concord + -talambana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lambane) Singular Plural 1st person nilambane tulambane 2nd person ulambane mlambane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alambane walambane other classes positive subject concord + -lambane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -silambane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngelambana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singelambana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalilambana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalilambana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alambana) Singular Plural 1st person nalambana twalambana 2nd person walambana mwalambana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alambana walambana m-mi(III/IV) walambana yalambana ji-ma(V/VI) lalambana yalambana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chalambana vyalambana n(IX/X) yalambana zalambana u(XI) walambana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwalambana pa(XVI) palambana mu(XVIII) mwalambana
Perfect positive subject concord + -melambana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshalambana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jalambana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kilambana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipolambana Consecutive kalambana / positive subject concord + -kalambana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kalambane Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -lambana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -lambanaye -lambanao m-mi(III/IV) -lambanao -lambanayo ji-ma(V/VI) -lambanalo -lambanayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -lambanacho -lambanavyo n(IX/X) -lambanayo -lambanazo u(XI) -lambanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -lambanako pa(XVI) -lambanapo mu(XVIII) -lambanamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -lambana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yelambana -olambana m-mi(III/IV) -olambana -yolambana ji-ma(V/VI) -lolambana -yolambana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -cholambana -vyolambana n(IX/X) -yolambana -zolambana u(XI) -olambana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kolambana pa(XVI) -polambana mu(XVIII) -molambana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /lambaˈnaʔ/ [lɐm.bɐˈn̪aʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: lam‧ba‧na

Noun

lambanâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜋ᜔ᜊᜈ) (obsolete)

1. Alternative form of dambana

Further reading

• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2017) Ancient Beliefs and Customs of the Tagalogs, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 256