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bawela

bawela, form of a verb

infinitive : kowela
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)

kowela, regular construction (root : wel) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))

to argue for, to fight for

kowelisa
to rush, to get active

kowelela
to precipitate, to rush

kowelana
to rivalise

1 example (ndakisa mókó) ...

makaku awelaki kupé, esika ya kotia mokila ezali te.: The monkey fought for the short (pants), a place to put the tail there is not.

bawela, form of a verb

infinitive : kowâ
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)
infixe : -el : applicative ( to ... for ... / to undergo )

kowâ, irregular form ! (racine : we) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))

to die, to decease

derived words : mowa, mowela, bowéí, liwá, mowei

see also : kokufa

plural of "mowela"

mowela, pl. bawela (class 1/2 : mo- (mu-) / ba- (persons))

someone who died for someone

derived from : kowâ