vumbika

Rwanda-Rundi

Etymology

From *-bùmb-ɪk-a, a stative form of Proto-Bantu *-bùmba (“bake in ashes”).

Verb

-vūmbika (infinitive kuvūmbika, perfective -vūmbitse)

1. cover the fire with ash

Related terms

• -vumbuka (“rush out, be roused”)
• -vumbura (“remove from fire”)

Swahili

Etymology

From *-bùmb-ɪk-a, a stative form of Proto-Bantu *-bùmba (“bake in ashes”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-vumbika (infinitive kuvumbika)

1. to bury or cover something, especially to bake or ripen a food item

Conjugation

Conjugation of -vumbika
Positive present -navumbika Subjunctive -vumbike Negative -vumbiki Imperative singular vumbika
Infinitives
Positive kuvumbika Negative kutovumbika
Imperatives
Singular vumbika Plural vumbikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huvumbika Positive past positive subject concord + -livumbika Negative past negative subject concord + -kuvumbika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -navumbika) Singular Plural 1st person ninavumbika/navumbika tunavumbika 2nd person unavumbika mnavumbika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anavumbika wanavumbika other classes positive subject concord + -navumbika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -vumbiki) Singular Plural 1st person sivumbiki hatuvumbiki 2nd person huvumbiki hamvumbiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) havumbiki hawavumbiki other classes negative subject concord + -vumbiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tavumbika Negative future negative subject concord + -tavumbika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -vumbike) Singular Plural 1st person nivumbike tuvumbike 2nd person uvumbike mvumbike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) avumbike wavumbike other classes positive subject concord + -vumbike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sivumbike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngevumbika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singevumbika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalivumbika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalivumbika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -avumbika) Singular Plural 1st person navumbika twavumbika 2nd person wavumbika mwavumbika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) avumbika wavumbika m-mi(III/IV) wavumbika yavumbika ji-ma(V/VI) lavumbika yavumbika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chavumbika vyavumbika n(IX/X) yavumbika zavumbika u(XI) wavumbika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwavumbika pa(XVI) pavumbika mu(XVIII) mwavumbika
Perfect positive subject concord + -mevumbika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshavumbika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -javumbika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kivumbika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipovumbika Consecutive kavumbika / positive subject concord + -kavumbika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kavumbike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nivumbika -tuvumbika 2nd person -kuvumbika -wavumbika/-kuvumbikeni/-wavumbikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mvumbika -wavumbika m-mi(III/IV) -uvumbika -ivumbika ji-ma(V/VI) -livumbika -yavumbika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kivumbika -vivumbika n(IX/X) -ivumbika -zivumbika u(XI) -uvumbika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuvumbika pa(XVI) -pavumbika mu(XVIII) -muvumbika Reflexive -jivumbika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -vumbika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -vumbikaye -vumbikao m-mi(III/IV) -vumbikao -vumbikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -vumbikalo -vumbikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -vumbikacho -vumbikavyo n(IX/X) -vumbikayo -vumbikazo u(XI) -vumbikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -vumbikako pa(XVI) -vumbikapo mu(XVIII) -vumbikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -vumbika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yevumbika -ovumbika m-mi(III/IV) -ovumbika -yovumbika ji-ma(V/VI) -lovumbika -yovumbika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chovumbika -vyovumbika n(IX/X) -yovumbika -zovumbika u(XI) -ovumbika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kovumbika pa(XVI) -povumbika mu(XVIII) -movumbika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Related terms

• -vumbua (“find something hidden”)