dictionary / translation Lingala

ekabwani, form of a verb

infinitive : kokabwana
time : (ezalisi) simple present (I work, I dance,...) or present perfect (I have worked, I have danced,...) (-i)
person : third person singular or plural (objects) (it)

kokabuana, regular construction (root : kabuan) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))
kokabwana, regular construction (root : kabwan) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))

to separate (from one another), to divorce

derived words : bokabuani, bokabwani

4 examples (bandakisa mínei) ...

maman akabuani na papa na biso: Mama has divorced our papa.
Soki bato mibale bayokani te ebongi bakabwana.: If two persons don't get along, they should separate.
tokabwana te !: let's not divide ourselves !
lopango na bango ekabwání na biténi mibale.: Their terrain is divided in two parts.

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