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bokila

bokila, form of a verb

kokila, regular construction (root : kil) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))

to refrain, to abstain, to do without
to respect a taboo

derived words : ekila, makilá

1 example (ndakisa mókó) ...

bokila, form of a verb

infinitive : kokila
time : (eleká kala etikalá) far past perfect (tosálá = we have worked) or (mposa) wish, subjonctif, volonté (tósála =if/for we worked)
person : second person plural (you)

bokilamakanza - rare

hunting

2 examples (bandakisa míbalé) ...

Mokolo moko, nguma akendeki bokila na zamba. Amonaki nyama moko ya monene na amelaki ye mobimba.: One day the python went hunting in the forest. He had seen a large beast and had swallowed it entirely.
bakendaka bokila na motu ya makelele te: One doesn't go on a hunt with a noisy person.