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.bɐˈnaʔ]
  • 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
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