dictionary / translation Lingala

batongi, form of a verb

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

kotònga, regular construction (root : tong) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))

to sew
to construct, to build, to erect, to connect, to weave hair

kotòngisa
to let build

kotonga
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derived words : motongi

6 examples (bandakisa motóbá) ...

tata, mama, ndeko, tofuta mpaku ya mabele, po totonga ville ya kinshasa: papa, mama, cousin, let's pay the ground tax, so that we build the city of Kinshasa
kotonga nsuki: to braid hair
batongaka mboka na maloba te: One doesn't build a city with words
Papa na ye atongisi lopitalo moko ya monene na mboka.: His father built a big hospital in the village.
mwasi oyo atongelaka yo bilamba ayaki awa.: The lady who made clothes for you (your tailor) came here.
bazotonga etoko: they are weaving a mat

kotónga, regular construction (root : tong) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))

to tease, to laugh about...

plural of "motongi"

motongi, pl. batongi (class 1/2 : mo- (mu-) / ba- (persons))

tailor, dressmaker
bookbinder
stylist / fashion designer

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src : google images

derived from : kotònga

see also : mosoni

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