dictionary / translation Lingala

etumbeli, form of a verb

infinitive : kotumba
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 )

kotumba, regular construction (root : tumb) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))

to broil, to roast, to burn

kotumbola
to heat up
to provoke, to tease, to attack

masangu ya kotumba
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derived words : etumba, etumbelo, etúmbeli, etumbele

3 examples (bandakisa mísáto) ...

Marie, obandi kotumbola nga: Marie, you start to provoque me.
oza kotumba bilamba pona nini ?: Why are you burning the clothes ?
boma moto okoya kotumba ndako pamba: Put out the fire. You risk to incinerate the house.

etúmbeli, pl. bitumbeli (class 7/8 : e- / bi-)

way of burning/grilling

derived from : kotumba

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