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kotonda, form of a verb

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

kotónda, regular construction (root : tond) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))

to saturate, to be full
to swarm (like ants)

kotóndisa
to complete, to knock up (to make pregnant)

3 examples (bandakisa mísáto) ...

etondi !: it's full !
mokili toyaki etondi na mabe: The world in which we live (/arrived) is full of evil
Mbisi oyo epoli. Bankusu batondi na kati.: That fish is rotten. Maggots are swarm inside.

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