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boluli

boluli, form of a verb

infinitive : kolúla
time : (ezalisi) simple present (I work, I dance,...) or present perfect (I have worked, I have danced,...) (-i)
person : second person plural (you)

kolúla, regular construction (root : lul) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))

to admire, to envy, to lust

derived words : bolúli, elúla

see also : kolinga

3 examples (bandakisa mísáto) ...

mwasi ya ngana, kolula te: Do not covet someone else's wife
seka muke balula yo: Smile a bit, that we admire you
kolula mwasi ya batu eza malamu te: It's not good to admire someone else's wife.

bolúli, pl. maluli (class 14/6 : bo- / ma-)

desire

derived from : kolúla