dictionary / translation Lingala

babomba, form of a verb

infinitive : kobómba
time : (eleká kala etikalá) far past perfect (tosálá = we have worked) or (mposa) wish, subjonctif, volonté (tósála =if/for we worked)
person : third person plural (they)

kobómba, regular construction (root : bomb) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))

to hide, to save (up), to preserve, to reserve, to guard, to put away

kobómbama
to be hidden

kobómbola
to disclose, to reveal

Bomba pe Tinda. Mosolo Ofele!
src : africell RDC

derived words : ebómbelo, mbómbóli, ebombamelo, ebómbeli, ebómbameli

7 examples (bandakisa nsambo) ...

bombabomba mabe.: It's bad to hide too much.
Moto azoya, bomba yango nokinoki.: Someone's coming, hide that quickly
eloko nalakisa te. Nalingi yo. Nabombi yango na kati ya motema na ngai.: There's something I don't show. I love you. I've hidden that in my heart.
azoya, bombana noki: She's coming, hide yourself quickly
babomba bilei wana malamu.: They better hide that food well.
alobaka mingi mpe abombaka sekele te: She talks much and she never keeps a secret.
Abombaka miliki na se ya mbeto.: She hides the milk under the bed.

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