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Sentence :

kozanga
kozanga, form of a verb
kozánga, regular construction (root : zang) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))
to miss, to be short (of), to lack
to be absent

Attention ! This verb may lead to ambiguïty about
the active or passive interpretation of it; the subject and the object;
zanga nioso <i>mais</i> zala na BASE
zanga nioso mais zala na BASE
© pvh (Letitia Nkanza Kalawuma)
mère Carine, mama azanga mbanda
mère Carine, mama azanga mbanda
© pvh (Letitia Nkanza Kalawuma)
derived words : mozangi, azángá
item 12 examples (bandakisa zómi na míbalé) ...
ozangi ngai / ozoanga ngai.
I miss you. I'm missing you.
ti ezanga sukali.
tea without sugar.
Namoni ozangi eloko ya kosala. Luka ata mosala ko ! kaka koyungana boye...
I see that you lack something to do. Look even for a job, come on ! just wandering like that...
mutuka ezangi ekangele ebomi batu
a car without brakes has killed people
yo sapologue oza na abakosi versace, kasi miliki ezangi na ndaku
You, the "sapologist", you have a vest of Versace, but milk is missing at home
makayabu na fumbwa ! ezangi kaka loso kasi naza na nzala !
makayabu and fumbwa ! Only rice is missing, but I'm hungry !
pondu na yo ezangi mungwa. pasi ya solo.
your pondu lacks / misses salt. really a pity.
kozanga koyeba eza liwa ya ndambo Proverb/expression (don't translate litteraly)
To lack knowing is a part of death.
kozanga baboti ezali pasi mingi
Not having parents is very difficult.
kozanga botosi na mikolo ezali malamu te
Lacking respect for the elders is not good.
kawa ezangi sukali ezali bololo
Coffee without sugar is bitter.
ata nkoso elobaka ezangi mayele
even if the parrot can talk, he lacks intelligence.
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