dictionary / translation Lingala

baibi, form of a verb

infinitive : koíba
time : (ezalisi) simple present (I work, I dance,...) or present perfect (I have worked, I have danced,...) (-i)
person : third person plural (they)

koyiba, regular construction (root : yib) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))
koíba, regular construction (root : ib) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))

to steal, to rob

tika koyiba
src : Gloria sengha panda shala

derived words : boyibi, moyíbi, moíbi, moyibi, moíbi, muyibi, muibi, muyibi, muibi

tags :

words with prefix-y-

6 examples (bandakisa motóbá) ...

bacable ya courant eyibami na lingwala: electricitycables were stolen in Lingwala
bakangi moyibi ayibi tshombo na ngaliema: they caught the thief that stole a cellphone at Ngaliema
moyibi moko ayibi ngai elamba na ngai.: There's a thief who stole my garment.
bayibi ngai pantalo na ngai ya sika: They stole my new trousers.
boyibi mbongo ya batu: You stole the people's money.
ndenge nini bosalaki pona boyiba mbongo na ngai ?: How did you do it to steal my money ?

plural of "moíbi", "muibi"

moyíbi, pl. bayibi (class 1/2 : mo- (mu-) / ba- (persons))
moíbi, pl. baibi (class 1/2 : mo- (mu-) / ba- (persons)) (None)
muyibi, pl. bayibi (class 1/2 : mo- (mu-) / ba- (persons))Kinshasa version
muibi, pl. baibi (class 1/2 : mo- (mu-) / ba- (persons))Kinshasa version

thief

moyibi
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tozoluka muana musala
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derived from : koyiba, koíba

tags :

derived:actors [mo...i]

12 examples (bandakisa zómi na míbalé) ...

Liwa moyibi, elaka te: Death is a thief, she doesn't notify
Oyo akotambola na moyibi, akokoma mpe moyibi. Proverb/expression (don't translate litteraly): One that walks with a thief will also become a thief.
tozali koluka muana musala. Azala moyibi te, ndoki te, ndumba te.: We are looking for a domestic aid. May it not be a thief, not a sorcerer, not a whore.
moyibi ya cable ya courant, asambwe na Lemba.: An electricitycablethief has put himself to shame in Lemba
elongi kitoko kasi moyibi monene: pretty face but a big thief
kanga - moyibi ( kangamoyibi ): barb wire
moyibi akufi lokola mbwa likolo ya tshombo: a thief died like a dog because of a mobile phone
bakangi moyibi ayibi tshombo na ngaliema: they caught the thief that stole a cellphone at Ngaliema
moyibi moko ayibi ngai elamba na ngai.: There's a thief who stole my garment.
pona nini ozokende lokola moyibi boye: Why do you leave as a thieve like that ?
kapita na biso akangi muyibi: The chief of the workers has caught a thief.
moyibi ya motema: thief of hearts (sweetheart, someone who stole the heart of someone)

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