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kosembola

kosembola, form of a verb

infinitive : kosémba
time : (linoko, ebandeli) infinitive (ko-) or in negative (etinda) plural imperative
infixe : -ol : reversive ( the opposite of ... or conversive )

kosémba, regular construction (root : semb) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))

to put right, to straighten
to soften

kosémbola
to stretch out, to stick out
to set up
to exhibit, to reveal
to explain

derived words : bosémbo

2 examples (bandakisa míbalé) ...

Nayoki ke okomi kobima na ex na ngai. Mama, ozali semba bilokota.: I heard that you started dating my ex. Lady, you are a semba bilokota.
sembola loboko: Stick out your hand