Cognate with Venda -vhofha, Swazi -bopha, Xhosa -bopha.
-bópha
- (transitive) to bind, to tie
- (transitive) to fasten
- (transitive) to arrest, to capture
- (transitive) to imprison
Tone H
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Infinitive
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ukubopha
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
Infinitive
|
ukubopha
|
ukungabophi
|
|
Imperative
|
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Simple
|
+ object concord
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Singular
|
bopha
|
-bophe
|
Plural
|
bophani
|
-bopheni
|
|
Present
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngiyabopha, ngibopha
|
engibophayo, engibopha
|
ngibopha
|
angibophi
|
engingabophi
|
ngingabophi
|
2nd singular
|
uyabopha, ubopha
|
obophayo, obopha
|
ubopha
|
awubophi
|
ongabophi
|
ungabophi
|
1st plural
|
siyabopha, sibopha
|
esibophayo, esibopha
|
sibopha
|
asibophi
|
esingabophi
|
singabophi
|
2nd plural
|
niyabopha, nibopha
|
enibophayo, enibopha
|
nibopha
|
anibophi
|
eningabophi
|
ningabophi
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Class 1
|
uyabopha, ubopha
|
obophayo, obopha
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ebopha
|
akabophi
|
ongabophi
|
engabophi
|
Class 2
|
bayabopha, babopha
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ababophayo, ababopha
|
bebopha
|
ababophi
|
abangabophi
|
bengabophi
|
Class 3
|
uyabopha, ubopha
|
obophayo, obopha
|
ubopha
|
awubophi
|
ongabophi
|
ungabophi
|
Class 4
|
iyabopha, ibopha
|
ebophayo, ebopha
|
ibopha
|
ayibophi
|
engabophi
|
ingabophi
|
Class 5
|
liyabopha, libopha
|
elibophayo, elibopha
|
libopha
|
alibophi
|
elingabophi
|
lingabophi
|
Class 6
|
ayabopha, abopha
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abophayo, abopha
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ebopha
|
awabophi
|
angabophi
|
engabophi
|
Class 7
|
siyabopha, sibopha
|
esibophayo, esibopha
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sibopha
|
asibophi
|
esingabophi
|
singabophi
|
Class 8
|
ziyabopha, zibopha
|
ezibophayo, ezibopha
|
zibopha
|
azibophi
|
ezingabophi
|
zingabophi
|
Class 9
|
iyabopha, ibopha
|
ebophayo, ebopha
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ibopha
|
ayibophi
|
engabophi
|
ingabophi
|
Class 10
|
ziyabopha, zibopha
|
ezibophayo, ezibopha
|
zibopha
|
azibophi
|
ezingabophi
|
zingabophi
|
Class 11
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luyabopha, lubopha
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olubophayo, olubopha
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lubopha
|
alubophi
|
olungabophi
|
lungabophi
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Class 14
|
buyabopha, bubopha
|
obubophayo, obubopha
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bubopha
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abubophi
|
obungabophi
|
bungabophi
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Class 15
|
kuyabopha, kubopha
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okubophayo, okubopha
|
kubopha
|
akubophi
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okungabophi
|
kungabophi
|
Class 17
|
kuyabopha, kubopha
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okubophayo, okubopha
|
kubopha
|
akubophi
|
okungabophi
|
kungabophi
|
|
Recent past
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngibophile, ngibophē
|
engibophile, engibophē
|
ngibophile, ngibophē
|
angibophanga
|
engingabophanga
|
ngingabophanga
|
2nd singular
|
ubophile, ubophē
|
obophile, obophē
|
ubophile, ubophē
|
awubophanga
|
ongabophanga
|
ungabophanga
|
1st plural
|
sibophile, sibophē
|
esibophile, esibophē
|
sibophile, sibophē
|
asibophanga
|
esingabophanga
|
singabophanga
|
2nd plural
|
nibophile, nibophē
|
enibophile, enibophē
|
nibophile, nibophē
|
anibophanga
|
eningabophanga
|
ningabophanga
|
Class 1
|
ubophile, ubophē
|
obophile, obophē
|
ebophile, ebophē
|
akabophanga
|
ongabophanga
|
engabophanga
|
Class 2
|
babophile, babophē
|
ababophile, ababophē
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bebophile, bebophē
|
ababophanga
|
abangabophanga
|
bengabophanga
|
Class 3
|
ubophile, ubophē
|
obophile, obophē
|
ubophile, ubophē
|
awubophanga
|
ongabophanga
|
ungabophanga
|
Class 4
|
ibophile, ibophē
|
ebophile, ebophē
|
ibophile, ibophē
|
ayibophanga
|
engabophanga
|
ingabophanga
|
Class 5
|
libophile, libophē
|
elibophile, elibophē
|
libophile, libophē
|
alibophanga
|
elingabophanga
|
lingabophanga
|
Class 6
|
abophile, abophē
|
abophile, abophē
|
ebophile, ebophē
|
awabophanga
|
angabophanga
|
engabophanga
|
Class 7
|
sibophile, sibophē
|
esibophile, esibophē
|
sibophile, sibophē
|
asibophanga
|
esingabophanga
|
singabophanga
|
Class 8
|
zibophile, zibophē
|
ezibophile, ezibophē
|
zibophile, zibophē
|
azibophanga
|
ezingabophanga
|
zingabophanga
|
Class 9
|
ibophile, ibophē
|
ebophile, ebophē
|
ibophile, ibophē
|
ayibophanga
|
engabophanga
|
ingabophanga
|
Class 10
|
zibophile, zibophē
|
ezibophile, ezibophē
|
zibophile, zibophē
|
azibophanga
|
ezingabophanga
|
zingabophanga
|
Class 11
|
lubophile, lubophē
|
olubophile, olubophē
|
lubophile, lubophē
|
alubophanga
|
olungabophanga
|
lungabophanga
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Class 14
|
bubophile, bubophē
|
obubophile, obubophē
|
bubophile, bubophē
|
abubophanga
|
obungabophanga
|
bungabophanga
|
Class 15
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kubophile, kubophē
|
okubophile, okubophē
|
kubophile, kubophē
|
akubophanga
|
okungabophanga
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kungabophanga
|
Class 17
|
kubophile, kubophē
|
okubophile, okubophē
|
kubophile, kubophē
|
akubophanga
|
okungabophanga
|
kungabophanga
|
|
Remote past
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngābopha
|
engābopha
|
ngābopha
|
angibophanga
|
engingabophanga
|
ngingabophanga
|
2nd singular
|
wābopha
|
owābopha
|
wābopha
|
awubophanga
|
ongabophanga
|
ungabophanga
|
1st plural
|
sābopha
|
esābopha
|
sābopha
|
asibophanga
|
esingabophanga
|
singabophanga
|
2nd plural
|
nābopha
|
enābopha
|
nābopha
|
anibophanga
|
eningabophanga
|
ningabophanga
|
Class 1
|
wābopha
|
owābopha
|
ābopha
|
akabophanga
|
ongabophanga
|
engabophanga
|
Class 2
|
bābopha
|
abābopha
|
bābopha
|
ababophanga
|
abangabophanga
|
bengabophanga
|
Class 3
|
wābopha
|
owābopha
|
wābopha
|
awubophanga
|
ongabophanga
|
ungabophanga
|
Class 4
|
yābopha
|
eyābopha
|
yābopha
|
ayibophanga
|
engabophanga
|
ingabophanga
|
Class 5
|
lābopha
|
elābopha
|
lābopha
|
alibophanga
|
elingabophanga
|
lingabophanga
|
Class 6
|
ābopha
|
ābopha
|
ābopha
|
awabophanga
|
angabophanga
|
engabophanga
|
Class 7
|
sābopha
|
esābopha
|
sābopha
|
asibophanga
|
esingabophanga
|
singabophanga
|
Class 8
|
zābopha
|
ezābopha
|
zābopha
|
azibophanga
|
ezingabophanga
|
zingabophanga
|
Class 9
|
yābopha
|
eyābopha
|
yābopha
|
ayibophanga
|
engabophanga
|
ingabophanga
|
Class 10
|
zābopha
|
ezābopha
|
zābopha
|
azibophanga
|
ezingabophanga
|
zingabophanga
|
Class 11
|
lwābopha
|
olwābopha
|
lwābopha
|
alubophanga
|
olungabophanga
|
lungabophanga
|
Class 14
|
bābopha
|
obābopha
|
bābopha
|
abubophanga
|
obungabophanga
|
bungabophanga
|
Class 15
|
kwābopha
|
okwābopha
|
kwābopha
|
akubophanga
|
okungabophanga
|
kungabophanga
|
Class 17
|
kwābopha
|
okwābopha
|
kwābopha
|
akubophanga
|
okungabophanga
|
kungabophanga
|
|
Potential
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngingabopha
|
—
|
ngingabopha
|
ngingebophe
|
—
|
ngingebophe
|
2nd singular
|
ungabopha
|
—
|
ungabopha
|
ungebophe
|
—
|
ungebophe
|
1st plural
|
singabopha
|
—
|
singabopha
|
singebophe
|
—
|
singebophe
|
2nd plural
|
ningabopha
|
—
|
ningabopha
|
ningebophe
|
—
|
ningebophe
|
Class 1
|
angabopha
|
—
|
engabopha
|
angebophe
|
—
|
engebophe
|
Class 2
|
bangabopha
|
—
|
bengabopha
|
bangebophe
|
—
|
bengebophe
|
Class 3
|
ungabopha
|
—
|
ungabopha
|
ungebophe
|
—
|
ungebophe
|
Class 4
|
ingabopha
|
—
|
ingabopha
|
ingebophe
|
—
|
ingebophe
|
Class 5
|
lingabopha
|
—
|
lingabopha
|
lingebophe
|
—
|
lingebophe
|
Class 6
|
angabopha
|
—
|
engabopha
|
angebophe
|
—
|
engebophe
|
Class 7
|
singabopha
|
—
|
singabopha
|
singebophe
|
—
|
singebophe
|
Class 8
|
zingabopha
|
—
|
zingabopha
|
zingebophe
|
—
|
zingebophe
|
Class 9
|
ingabopha
|
—
|
ingabopha
|
ingebophe
|
—
|
ingebophe
|
Class 10
|
zingabopha
|
—
|
zingabopha
|
zingebophe
|
—
|
zingebophe
|
Class 11
|
lungabopha
|
—
|
lungabopha
|
lungebophe
|
—
|
lungebophe
|
Class 14
|
bungabopha
|
—
|
bungabopha
|
bungebophe
|
—
|
bungebophe
|
Class 15
|
kungabopha
|
—
|
kungabopha
|
kungebophe
|
—
|
kungebophe
|
Class 17
|
kungabopha
|
—
|
kungabopha
|
kungebophe
|
—
|
kungebophe
|
|
Immediate future
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngizobopha
|
engizobopha
|
ngizobopha
|
angizubopha
|
engingezubopha
|
ngingezubopha
|
2nd singular
|
uzobopha
|
ozobopha
|
uzobopha
|
awuzubopha
|
ongezubopha
|
ungezubopha
|
1st plural
|
sizobopha
|
esizobopha
|
sizobopha
|
asizubopha
|
esingezubopha
|
singezubopha
|
2nd plural
|
nizobopha
|
enizobopha
|
nizobopha
|
anizubopha
|
eningezubopha
|
ningezubopha
|
Class 1
|
uzobopha
|
ozobopha
|
ezobopha
|
akazubopha
|
ongezubopha
|
engezubopha
|
Class 2
|
bazobopha
|
abazobopha
|
bezobopha
|
abazubopha
|
abangezubopha
|
bengezubopha
|
Class 3
|
uzobopha
|
ozobopha
|
uzobopha
|
awuzubopha
|
ongezubopha
|
ungezubopha
|
Class 4
|
izobopha
|
ezobopha
|
izobopha
|
ayizubopha
|
engezubopha
|
ingezubopha
|
Class 5
|
lizobopha
|
elizobopha
|
lizobopha
|
alizubopha
|
elingezubopha
|
lingezubopha
|
Class 6
|
azobopha
|
azobopha
|
ezobopha
|
awazubopha
|
angezubopha
|
engezubopha
|
Class 7
|
sizobopha
|
esizobopha
|
sizobopha
|
asizubopha
|
esingezubopha
|
singezubopha
|
Class 8
|
zizobopha
|
ezizobopha
|
zizobopha
|
azizubopha
|
ezingezubopha
|
zingezubopha
|
Class 9
|
izobopha
|
ezobopha
|
izobopha
|
ayizubopha
|
engezubopha
|
ingezubopha
|
Class 10
|
zizobopha
|
ezizobopha
|
zizobopha
|
azizubopha
|
ezingezubopha
|
zingezubopha
|
Class 11
|
luzobopha
|
oluzobopha
|
luzobopha
|
aluzubopha
|
olungezubopha
|
lungezubopha
|
Class 14
|
buzobopha
|
obuzobopha
|
buzobopha
|
abuzubopha
|
obungezubopha
|
bungezubopha
|
Class 15
|
kuzobopha
|
okuzobopha
|
kuzobopha
|
akuzubopha
|
okungezubopha
|
kungezubopha
|
Class 17
|
kuzobopha
|
okuzobopha
|
kuzobopha
|
akuzubopha
|
okungezubopha
|
kungezubopha
|
|
Remote future
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngiyobopha
|
engiyobopha
|
ngiyobopha
|
angiyubopha
|
engingeyubopha
|
ngingeyubopha
|
2nd singular
|
uyobopha
|
oyobopha
|
uyobopha
|
awuyubopha
|
ongeyubopha
|
ungeyubopha
|
1st plural
|
siyobopha
|
esiyobopha
|
siyobopha
|
asiyubopha
|
esingeyubopha
|
singeyubopha
|
2nd plural
|
niyobopha
|
eniyobopha
|
niyobopha
|
aniyubopha
|
eningeyubopha
|
ningeyubopha
|
Class 1
|
uyobopha
|
oyobopha
|
eyobopha
|
akayubopha
|
ongeyubopha
|
engeyubopha
|
Class 2
|
bayobopha
|
abayobopha
|
beyobopha
|
abayubopha
|
abangeyubopha
|
bengeyubopha
|
Class 3
|
uyobopha
|
oyobopha
|
uyobopha
|
awuyubopha
|
ongeyubopha
|
ungeyubopha
|
Class 4
|
iyobopha
|
eyobopha
|
iyobopha
|
ayiyubopha
|
engeyubopha
|
ingeyubopha
|
Class 5
|
liyobopha
|
eliyobopha
|
liyobopha
|
aliyubopha
|
elingeyubopha
|
lingeyubopha
|
Class 6
|
ayobopha
|
ayobopha
|
eyobopha
|
awayubopha
|
angeyubopha
|
engeyubopha
|
Class 7
|
siyobopha
|
esiyobopha
|
siyobopha
|
asiyubopha
|
esingeyubopha
|
singeyubopha
|
Class 8
|
ziyobopha
|
eziyobopha
|
ziyobopha
|
aziyubopha
|
ezingeyubopha
|
zingeyubopha
|
Class 9
|
iyobopha
|
eyobopha
|
iyobopha
|
ayiyubopha
|
engeyubopha
|
ingeyubopha
|
Class 10
|
ziyobopha
|
eziyobopha
|
ziyobopha
|
aziyubopha
|
ezingeyubopha
|
zingeyubopha
|
Class 11
|
luyobopha
|
oluyobopha
|
luyobopha
|
aluyubopha
|
olungeyubopha
|
lungeyubopha
|
Class 14
|
buyobopha
|
obuyobopha
|
buyobopha
|
abuyubopha
|
obungeyubopha
|
bungeyubopha
|
Class 15
|
kuyobopha
|
okuyobopha
|
kuyobopha
|
akuyubopha
|
okungeyubopha
|
kungeyubopha
|
Class 17
|
kuyobopha
|
okuyobopha
|
kuyobopha
|
akuyubopha
|
okungeyubopha
|
kungeyubopha
|
|
Present subjunctive
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
1st singular
|
ngibophe
|
ngingabophi
|
2nd singular
|
ubophe
|
ungabophi
|
1st plural
|
sibophe
|
singabophi
|
2nd plural
|
nibophe
|
ningabophi
|
Class 1
|
abophe
|
angabophi
|
Class 2
|
babophe
|
bangabophi
|
Class 3
|
ubophe
|
ungabophi
|
Class 4
|
ibophe
|
ingabophi
|
Class 5
|
libophe
|
lingabophi
|
Class 6
|
abophe
|
angabophi
|
Class 7
|
sibophe
|
singabophi
|
Class 8
|
zibophe
|
zingabophi
|
Class 9
|
ibophe
|
ingabophi
|
Class 10
|
zibophe
|
zingabophi
|
Class 11
|
lubophe
|
lungabophi
|
Class 14
|
bubophe
|
bungabophi
|
Class 15
|
kubophe
|
kungabophi
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Class 17
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kubophe
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kungabophi
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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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ngabopha
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ngangabopha, angabopha, angangabopha
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2nd singular
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wabopha
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wangabopha, awabopha, awangabopha
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1st plural
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sabopha
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sangabopha, asabopha, asangabopha
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2nd plural
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nabopha
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nangabopha, anabopha, anangabopha
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Class 1
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wabopha
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wangabopha, akabopha, akangabopha
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Class 2
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babopha
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bangabopha, ababopha, abangabopha
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Class 3
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wabopha
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wangabopha, awabopha, awangabopha
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Class 4
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yabopha
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yangabopha, ayabopha, ayangabopha
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Class 5
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labopha
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langabopha, alabopha, alangabopha
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Class 6
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abopha
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angabopha, awabopha, awangabopha
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Class 7
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sabopha
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sangabopha, asabopha, asangabopha
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Class 8
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zabopha
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zangabopha, azabopha, azangabopha
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Class 9
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yabopha
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yangabopha, ayabopha, ayangabopha
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Class 10
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zabopha
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zangabopha, azabopha, azangabopha
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Class 11
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lwabopha
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lwangabopha, alwabopha, alwangabopha
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Class 14
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babopha
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bangabopha, ababopha, abangabopha
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Class 15
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kwabopha
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kwangabopha, akwabopha, akwangabopha
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Class 17
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kwabopha
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kwangabopha, akwabopha, akwangabopha
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