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elateli, form of a verb

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

koláta, regular construction (root : lat) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))

to wear, to put on (clothing)
to dress

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derived words : moláto, eláteli

14 examples (bandakisa zómi na mínei) ...

Alati liputa.: She wears a pagne (african cloth).
Lata ekoti, moyi ezali makasi: Wear a cap, the sun shines hard.
Namonaki ye. Alataki elamba te.: I saw her. She didn't wear any clothes.
Alati sapato ya kitoko.: She wears beautiful shoes.
tala - mpe - lata: prêt-à-porter
kolata pili: to wear the mourning
maman wana alataki maputa ya konzuluka: That woman there wore a worn out loin cloth.
kolata bilamba na ngai lelo te. lata ya yo.: Don't wear my clothes today. Wear yours.
kolata boye te. malili eza makasi libanda.: Don't dress like that. It's cold outside.
nalati lopete na ngai na mosapi ya mineyi: I wear my ring on the fourth finger.
alati bilamba ya pembe na ya mwindu: She wears white and black clothes.
alataka ndenge alingi.: She dresses like she wants.
Oyo nde oza kobenga " kolata malamu " ?: Is thát what you call " to dress well " ?
Alati lokola bambila penza: He really dresses like a policeman.

eláteli, pl. bilateli (class 7/8 : e- / bi-)

way of dressing

derived from : koláta

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