dictionary / translation Lingala - English [bafungoli]

bafungoli, form of a verb

infinitive : kofúnga
time : (ezalisi) simple present (I work, I dance,...) or present perfect (I have worked, I have danced,...) (-i)
person : third person plural (they)
infixe : -ol : reversive ( the opposite of ... or conversive )

kofúnga, regular construction (root : fung) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))

to close

kofúngola
to open
(to enlighten the mind, to reveal a secret)

Primus - Petite ya quartier - Fongola Masolo
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see also : koziba, kofungwama, kokanga, kozipa

derived words : fungóla

5 examples (bandakisa mítáno) ...

beta, bakofungola: knock, they will open
okei na pompi, ofungoli robine, otoki mai na kopo: You go to the pump, you open the tap, you let the water pour into the cup
Fungola ezibele ! Kanga lininisa !: Open the door! Close the window !
fungola matoyi: open the ears
bafungoli kelasi ya baba na bala-bala na ngai: They opened a school for the deaf-mute in my street.

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