"sambaa" meaning in Swahili

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Verb

Audio: Sw-ke-sambaa.flac [Kenya]
Head templates: {{sw-verb}} -sambaa (infinitive kusambaa) Inflection templates: {{sw-conj|intr=y}} Forms: -sambaa [canonical], kusambaa [infinitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], kusambaa [infinitive], kutosambaa [infinitive, negative], no-table-tags [table-tags], sambaa [imperative, singular], sambaeni [imperative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], husambaa [habitual], positive subject concord + -lisambaa [past], negative subject concord + -kusambaa [negative, past], no-table-tags [table-tags], ninasambaa [first-person, present, singular], nasambaa [first-person, present, singular], tunasambaa [first-person, plural, present], unasambaa [present, second-person, singular], mnasambaa [plural, present, second-person], anasambaa [class-1, class-2, present, singular, third-person], wanasambaa [class-1, class-2, plural, present, third-person], positive subject concord + -nasambaa [present, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], sisambai [first-person, negative, present, singular], hatusambai [first-person, negative, plural, present], husambai [negative, present, second-person, singular], hamsambai [negative, plural, present, second-person], hasambai [class-1, class-2, negative, present, singular, third-person], hawasambai [class-1, class-2, negative, plural, present, third-person], negative subject concord + -sambai [negative, present, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], positive subject concord + -tasambaa [future], negative subject concord + -tasambaa [future, negative], no-table-tags [table-tags], nisambae [first-person, singular, subjunctive], tusambae [first-person, plural, subjunctive], usambae [second-person, singular, subjunctive], msambae [plural, second-person, subjunctive], asambae [class-1, class-2, singular, subjunctive, third-person], wasambae [class-1, class-2, plural, subjunctive, third-person], positive subject concord + -sambae [subjunctive, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], positive subject concord + -sisambae [negative, subjunctive], positive subject concord + -ngesambaa [irrealis, present], positive subject concord + -singesambaa [irrealis, negative, present], positive subject concord + -ngalisambaa [irrealis, past], positive subject concord + -singalisambaa [irrealis, negative, past], no-table-tags [table-tags], nasambaa [first-person, gnomic, singular], twasambaa [first-person, gnomic, plural], wasambaa [gnomic, second-person, singular], mwasambaa [gnomic, plural, second-person], asambaa [class-1, class-2, gnomic, singular, third-person], wasambaa [class-1, class-2, gnomic, plural, third-person], wasambaa [class-3, class-4, gnomic, singular, third-person], yasambaa [class-3, class-4, gnomic, plural, third-person], lasambaa [class-5, class-6, gnomic, singular, third-person], yasambaa [class-5, class-6, gnomic, plural, third-person], chasambaa [class-7, class-8, gnomic, singular, third-person], vyasambaa [class-7, class-8, gnomic, plural, third-person], yasambaa [class-10, class-9, gnomic, singular, third-person], zasambaa [class-10, class-9, gnomic, plural, third-person], wasambaa [class-11, gnomic, singular, third-person], kwasambaa [class-15, class-17, gnomic, singular, third-person], pasambaa [class-16, gnomic, singular, third-person], mwasambaa [class-18, gnomic, singular, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], positive subject concord + -mesambaa [perfect], positive subject concord + -meshasambaa [already-form], negative subject concord + -jasambaa [not-yet-form], positive subject concord + -kisambaa [if-when-form], positive subject concord + -siposambaa [if-not-form], kasambaa / positive subject concord + -kasambaa [consecutive], positive subject concord + -kasambae [consecutive, subjunctive], - [error-unrecognized-form], no-table-tags [table-tags], -sambaaye [class-1, class-2, general-mood, object-concord, relative, singular], -sambaao [class-1, class-2, general-mood, object-concord, plural, relative], -sambaao [class-3, class-4, general-mood, object-concord, relative, singular], -sambaayo [class-3, class-4, general-mood, object-concord, plural, relative], -sambaalo [class-5, class-6, general-mood, object-concord, relative, singular], -sambaayo [class-5, class-6, general-mood, object-concord, plural, relative], -sambaacho [class-7, class-8, general-mood, object-concord, relative, singular], -sambaavyo [class-7, class-8, general-mood, object-concord, plural, relative], -sambaayo [class-10, class-9, general-mood, object-concord, relative, singular], -sambaazo [class-10, class-9, general-mood, object-concord, plural, relative], -sambaao [class-11, general-mood, object-concord, relative, singular], -sambaako [class-15, class-17, general-mood, object-concord, relative, singular], -sambaapo [class-16, general-mood, object-concord, relative, singular], -sambaamo [class-18, general-mood, object-concord, relative, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], -yesambaa [class-1, class-2, object-concord, relative, singular], -osambaa [class-1, class-2, object-concord, plural, relative], -osambaa [class-3, class-4, object-concord, relative, singular], -yosambaa [class-3, class-4, object-concord, plural, relative], -losambaa [class-5, class-6, object-concord, relative, singular], -yosambaa [class-5, class-6, object-concord, plural, relative], -chosambaa [class-7, class-8, object-concord, relative, singular], -vyosambaa [class-7, class-8, object-concord, plural, relative], -yosambaa [class-10, class-9, object-concord, relative, singular], -zosambaa [class-10, class-9, object-concord, plural, relative], -osambaa [class-11, object-concord, relative, singular], -kosambaa [class-15, class-17, object-concord, relative, singular], -posambaa [class-16, object-concord, relative, singular], -mosambaa [class-18, object-concord, relative, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Swahili verbs for more information. [object-concord, relative]
  1. to spread, to be dispersed, to be scattered Derived forms: -sambalia [applicative, verb], -sambaza [causative, verb], -sambalika [stative, verb]
    Sense id: en-sambaa-sw-verb-pnN8Pi9n Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-sambaa",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kusambaa",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kusambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kutosambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sambaeni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "husambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "habitual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -lisambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negative subject concord + -kusambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ninasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tunasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mnasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "anasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wanasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -nasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sisambai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "negative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hatusambai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "husambai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hamsambai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hasambai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "negative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hawasambai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negative subject concord + -sambai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -tasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negative subject concord + -tasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nisambae",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tusambae",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "usambae",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "msambae",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "asambae",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wasambae",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -sambae",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -sisambae",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -ngesambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -singesambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "negative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -ngalisambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -singalisambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "gnomic",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "twasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "gnomic",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gnomic",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "asambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vyasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kwasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "class-17",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-18",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -mesambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -meshasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "already-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negative subject concord + -jasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "not-yet-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -kisambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "if-when-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -siposambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "if-not-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kasambaa / positive subject concord + -kasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "consecutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -kasambae",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "consecutive",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sambaaye",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sambaao",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sambaao",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sambaayo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sambaalo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sambaayo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sambaacho",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sambaavyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sambaayo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sambaazo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sambaao",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sambaako",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "class-17",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sambaapo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sambaamo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-18",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yesambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-osambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-osambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yosambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-losambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yosambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-chosambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-vyosambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yosambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-zosambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-osambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kosambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "class-17",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-posambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-mosambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-18",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Swahili verbs for more information.",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "object-concord",
        "relative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "-sambaa (infinitive kusambaa)",
      "name": "sw-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "intr": "y"
      },
      "name": "sw-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "applicative",
            "verb"
          ],
          "word": "-sambalia"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "causative",
            "verb"
          ],
          "word": "-sambaza"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "stative",
            "verb"
          ],
          "word": "-sambalika"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to spread, to be dispersed, to be scattered"
      ],
      "id": "en-sambaa-sw-verb-pnN8Pi9n",
      "links": [
        [
          "spread",
          "spread"
        ],
        [
          "disperse",
          "disperse"
        ],
        [
          "scatter",
          "scatter"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "audio": "Sw-ke-sambaa.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/62/Sw-ke-sambaa.flac/Sw-ke-sambaa.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/62/Sw-ke-sambaa.flac/Sw-ke-sambaa.flac.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Kenya"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Kenya)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sambaa"
}

{
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      "tags": [
        "applicative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-sambalia"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "causative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-sambaza"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "stative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-sambalika"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "-sambaa",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kusambaa",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kusambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kutosambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sambaeni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "husambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "habitual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -lisambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negative subject concord + -kusambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ninasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tunasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mnasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "anasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wanasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -nasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sisambai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "negative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hatusambai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "husambai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hamsambai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hasambai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "negative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hawasambai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negative subject concord + -sambai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -tasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negative subject concord + -tasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nisambae",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tusambae",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "usambae",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "msambae",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "asambae",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wasambae",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -sambae",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -sisambae",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -ngesambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -singesambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "negative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -ngalisambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -singalisambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "gnomic",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "twasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "gnomic",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gnomic",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "asambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vyasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kwasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "class-17",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-18",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -mesambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -meshasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "already-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negative subject concord + -jasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "not-yet-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -kisambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "if-when-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -siposambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "if-not-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kasambaa / positive subject concord + -kasambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "consecutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -kasambae",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "consecutive",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sambaaye",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sambaao",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sambaao",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sambaayo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sambaalo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sambaayo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sambaacho",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sambaavyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sambaayo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sambaazo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sambaao",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sambaako",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "class-17",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sambaapo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sambaamo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-18",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yesambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-osambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-osambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yosambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-losambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yosambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-chosambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-vyosambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yosambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-zosambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-osambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kosambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "class-17",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-posambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-mosambaa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-18",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Swahili verbs for more information.",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "object-concord",
        "relative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "-sambaa (infinitive kusambaa)",
      "name": "sw-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "intr": "y"
      },
      "name": "sw-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
        "Swahili lemmas",
        "Swahili terms with audio links",
        "Swahili verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to spread, to be dispersed, to be scattered"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spread",
          "spread"
        ],
        [
          "disperse",
          "disperse"
        ],
        [
          "scatter",
          "scatter"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-sambaa.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/62/Sw-ke-sambaa.flac/Sw-ke-sambaa.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/62/Sw-ke-sambaa.flac/Sw-ke-sambaa.flac.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Kenya"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Kenya)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sambaa"
}

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