dictionary / translation Lingala

kotikala, regular construction (root : tikal) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))

to stay
(-al = neutro-active suffix)

derived from : kotika

7 examples (bandakisa nsambo) ...

tikala malamu.: keep well, stay well. (used when leaving)
kende malamu. - tikala malamu.: leave well (you say this to someone who leaves). - stay well (you say this to someone who stays).
mbongo oyo natikalaki na yango napesi yango yaya na yo: I have given the money that was left (the money that I staid with) to your sister.
baninga na ngai nioso bazali na motuka. etikali kaka ngai: All my friends have a car. Only I remain.
ngai nakeyi. botikala na kimia.: I'm leaving. Stay in peace.
nalie biloko nyonso oyo etikalaki.: I ate all the food that was left.
munganga alobi ke nakotikala ekomba: The doctor said that I will stay sterile.

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