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botosi

botosi, form of a verb

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

kotosa, regular construction (root : tos) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))

obey, respect, obedience (submission, respect)

derived words : botósi

2 examples (bandakisa míbalé) ...

ebongi totosa mobeko oyo pona tozala na kimia: We should respect that law to be in peace.
mobeko oyo ezali pasi mingi pona kotosa: That law is very hard to respect.

botósi (class 14 : abstract nouns - no plural)

obedience
respect

derived from : kotosa

1 example (ndakisa mókó) ...

kozanga botosi na mikolo ezali malamu te: Lacking respect for the elders is not good.