dictionary / translation Lingala

ayembaka, form of a verb

infinitive : koyemba
time : (ezalisi emesaná) present habit (-aka) ou (eleká kala emesaná) far past (-áká)
person : third person singular (he/she)

koyemba, regular construction (root : yemb) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))

to sing

koyembisa
to let sing (a choir, a song, to direct a orchestra)

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derived words : loyémbo, moyembi

see also : konzemba

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3 examples (bandakisa mísáto) ...

wana ozoyembela ngai, mamiwata ?: Are you singing for me over there, mermaid ?
ntango bazalaki koyemba, bazalaki kosepela: When they sang, they enjoyed themselves
naza na posa ya koyoka atalaku oyo ayembaka epayi ya Koffi: I need to listen to the singer who sings (the dedications) with Koffi.

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