dictionary / translation Lingala

plural of "lifúta"

lifúta, pl. mafuta (class 5/6 : li- / ma- (parts of body, fauna, flora,...))

pay, salary, compensation

derived from : kofúta

mafúta (class 6 : ma-)

oil

mafuta ya mbila
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koni, makala, mafuta
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mafuta mbila
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bamafuta
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13 examples (bandakisa zómi na mísáto) ...

ngombe ya mafuta, ngombe ya kokonda: the fat cow, the skinny cow
mafuta lwil: oil in general
mafuta miel, mafuta ya nzoi.: honey (of the bee)
mafuta ( ya ) mbila.: palm oil
nzete ya mbila epesaka nsamba, mafuta mbila na mpose.: The palmtree provides palmwine, palmoil and the mpose.
mafuta ya nzoto, mafuta ya kopakola: oil for the body, oil to rub on the body
Fumbwa elambami na mafuta ya nguba.: Fumbwa is prepared with peanut oil
bilanga nsambo, ngombe mafuta Proverb/expression (don't translate litteraly) © gen 41: after 7 years, the fat cows (after suffering, the payback)
pakola lisusu mafuta: put on oil again
ebongi opakola mafuta na loposo na yo.: You must put oil on your skin.
biloko oyo, mafuta ekoki te. ebongi obakisa.: This food, there's not enough oil in it. You should add some.
okoya kotela makasi pamba, tika kopakola mafuta wana: You risk to get very clear for nothing, stop applying that cream.
mafuta ya buzi: candle wax

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