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kobunga, form of a verb

infinitive : kobunga
time : (linoko, ebandeli) infinitive (ko-) or in negative (etinda) plural imperative

kobunga, regular construction (root : bung) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))

to get lost, to dissappear, to forget, to wrong

kobungisa
to misplace, to lose (to make it get lost)

derived words : libúngá

4 examples (bandakisa mínei) ...

nabungi nzela. nabosani nzela.: I lost my way. I forgot the way.
obungi. ozalaki wapi ? - Awa, na ndaku. Nalalaki pe natalaki télé.: You disappeared. Where were you ? Here, at home. I was sleeping and watching television.
abungisi fongola na ngai: He lost my key.
Abeti ngai pamba te abungisi mbongo na ye.: She hit me because she misplaced her money.

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