Nominal Forms
Infinitive: kokelela
English translation: to lack, to live with a lack of, to suffer the shortage of
Present Habitual
| ngáí | natokelela |
| ɔ̌ | otokelela |
| yé | atokelela |
| bísó | totokelela |
| bínó | botokelela |
| bangó | batokelela |
Future
| ngáí | nakokelela |
| ɔ̌ | okokelela |
| yé | akokelela |
| bísó | tokokelela |
| bínó | bokokelela |
| bangó | bakokelela |
Past near
| ngáí | nakelelí |
| ɔ̌ | okelelí |
| yé | akelelí |
| bísó | tokelelí |
| bínó | bokelelí |
| bangó | bakelelí |
Past remote
| ngáí | nakelelákí |
| ɔ̌ | okelelákí |
| yé | akelelákí |
| bísó | tokelelákí |
| bínó | bokelelákí |
| bangó | bakelelákí |
Verbs conjugated like kelela
sála,
babula,
baka,
bakisa,
bala,
balisa,
balola,
baluka,
balusa,
bama,
bamba,
banda,
bandela,
banga,
banza,
batama,
batela,
batisa,
beba,
bebana, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Etymology
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