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bakengeli

bakengeli, form of a verb

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

kokengela, regular construction (root : kengel) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))
kokéngele, regular construction (root : kengel) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))

monitor
to guard

derived words : bokengi, mokéngeli

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nakokengela ndaku malamu: I will guard the house well.
Soki olingi ke libala na biso ezala malamu, tika kokengela ngai.: If you want our marriage to be good, stop controlling me.

plural of "mokéngeli"

mokéngeli, pl. bakengeli (class 1/2 : mo- (mu-) / ba- (persons))

supervisor, guardian

derived from : kokengela

1 example (ndakisa mókó) ...