dictionary / translation Lingala

lokota, form of a verb

infinitive : kolokota, kolokoto
time : (etinda) imperative (run ! let's go ! listen ! ...)
person : second person singular (you)

kolokota, regular construction (root : lokot) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))
kolokoto, regular construction (root : lokot) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))archaic, antiquated

to pick up
to collect

derived words : elokota

tags :

verbs with [ko...o]

3 examples (bandakisa mísáto) ...

alokotaka na nse atomboli likolo: He picks up from the ground, he lifts up.
lokota bisaka na yo: Gather your stuff !
nayebi te esika nini moninga na ngai akendaki kolokota ye wana.: I don't know where my friend went to pick that one up.

lokóta, pl. nkota (class 11/10n : lo- / n- : in front of t,k,g,s)

language, tongue (not the body part)

2 examples (bandakisa míbalé) ...

nayekoli lokota ya falanse. nazoyekola lingala.: I learn the french language. I'm learning lingala.
koyekola nkota moko ya mboka: to learn a language of the country

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