II.4. VERBS (mpanga), part 4/10 (ku-lo).

 

Note: The “/” sign in the definition of a verb separates two definitions of the same verb depending on how it is pronounced.

 

 

– kukua : to die, to come to an end

– kukuabama : to walk fast, to hurry up, to quicken one’s pace / to be hit by omething

– kukuabika : to knock, to bump, to bang, to hit in passing / to do carelessly, to do in haste

– kukuabula : to cut fast, to slice, to break / to detach, to tear off / to fold down / to light, to strike

– kukuaka : to saw, to scrape, to rub, to brush, to grate, to rasp, to file / to run

– kukuaka : to strike a match, to rub with a swift movement two hard bodies

– kukuakama : to graze, to scratch or to scrape oneself, to wound by rubbing against something

– kukuakama : to attach to, to hang from, to cling to

– kukuakana : to rub against each other, to collide, to make noise when colliding

– kukuakana : to argue over something / to fight, to compete, to vie with / to scatter, to spread

– kukuakania : to isolate, to space out, to separate, to move away, to scatter, to spread

– kukuakasa : to saw, to rub, to scour, to scrape, to file, to scrape by producing a shrill noise

– kukuakasa : to run, to compete, to do a speed race with

– kukuakidila : to run very fast, to run hard

– kukuakika : to rub, to scrape against so as to hold on or cling

– kukuakuana : to chat, to converse with, to talk, to discuss, to chatter / to quiver, to resound

– kukuakula : to cackle, to talk without stopping, to chatter, to bawl / to answer, to retort

– kukuakula : to scrape (off), to scratch / to shout (unnecessarily), to speak in a vacuum

– kukuakumuka : to bolt, to take off

– kukuala : to hasten, to hurry up / to snatch, to remove, to swindle

– kukuala : to scratch, to graze / to extend, to expand, to deploy / to bind around, to tie around

– kukualalala : to go, walk or run always straight / to cook, to hurt, to cover with wounds

– kukualalala : to prickle, to tickle, to sting while talking about nettles, to cause acute pain

– kukualama / kukualamba : to go fast, to run quickly, to hurry

– kukualama : to be initiated into kikumbi

– kukualangana : to hasten to enter a hole / to wriggle, wiggle / to play an instrument / to widen

– kukualata : to crumple, to rub, to grate, to rasp, to grind, to scrape / to scratch the ground

– kukualimina : to sit on, to hatch out

– kukuama : to hurt / to be firmly attached, to be hooked, to be hung up, to adhere to / to fail

– kukuama : to persist, to slave away / to be persevering, obstinate or tenacious / to pursue

– kukuama : to worry, to be anxious, to reproach oneself with/for, to feel guilty

– kukuama : to catch fire, to burn, to light, burst into flames, to blaze up / to be extremely angry

– kukuamana / kukuikama : to be faithful, to be loyal

– kukuamba : to walk or run fast, to hasten, to hurry up, to quicken one’s pace / to be in the lead

– kukuamba : to cry out for strangulation, to cry out of suffocation / to bless

– kukuamina : to apply oneself, to cling

– kukuamisa : to worry, to annoy, to harass, to torment, to bother, to reproach

– kukuanga : to reheat, to heat, to roast, to grill, to broil, to smoke

– kukuanga : to cut down (a tree), to prune, to fell, to clear, to cut, to slice

– kukuanga : to scrape, to rub, to scratch, to graze, to brush, to skim over / to tear, to pull out

– kukuanguka : to be cut, to be knocked down, to be overturned / to be broken, to break

– kukuanguka : to be rubbed, to be grated / to be grilled / to lower the level (water), to ebb

– kukuanguka : to throw sparks / to generate a flame with a lighter or a firearm

– kukuangula : to cut clean, to cut down in one fell / to knock on, to beat on, to make a mark

– kukuangula : to rub, to grate by brushing / to strike a lighter, to throw sparks / to throw aside

– kukuangula : to beat, to whip, to cudgel / to shoot, to fire, to let go of one’s blow

– kukuangula : not wanting to say no / to go away in secret / to grill / to treat

– kukuanguna : to cut clean, to saw, to prune, to trim, to sever, to cut down by sawing

– kukuania : to disapprove of, to blame

– kukuanuka : to graze, to scrape, to suffer a scratch

– kukuanusa : to graze, to scrape

– kukuanza : to scrape, to rub, to graze, to scratch / to sell, to retail / to eat

– kukuada : to run away, to fly away, to escape, to flee / to cut, to slice or to cut crookedly

– kukuasa : to cut slightly, to scratch, to scrape, to graze / to scratch oneself, to itch

– kukuasa : to rub, to crumple / to run fast, to cut quickly / to act or execute nimbly / to sell

– kukuasama : to scrape, to scratch, to tear off the skin by scratching / to itch

– kukuasika : to hurt slightly by rubbing or scratching / to scrape, to scratch

– kukuasisa : to alter / to stand next to each other, to get into an upright position and head-to-tail

– kukuasuka : to be scraped, to be scratched / to be executed nimbly / to close up (trap or rifle)

– kukuasuka : to be annihilated, to be reduced to nothing, to fail, not to be realized

– kukuasula / kukuasuna : to scrape, to scratch / to execute nimbly / to close up (trap or rifle)

– kukuasula / kukuasuna : to reduce to nothing, to make fail

– kukuasumuka : to sneak in, to get out of, to elude / to fly off, to flee / to escape from the hands

– kukuasumuna : to remove from / to make fly away, to make flee, to make escape

– kukuata : to rub, to scrape, to make a mark, to scratch / to cut grass

– kukuata : to mate, to copulate / to commit adultery, to corrupt a married woman

– kukuata : to hold back, to hold firm, to wrest, to dispossess, to snatch (off) / to steal nimbly

– kukuatakana : to be liable to be taken away, to be liable to be stolen / to be verbose

– kukuatakana : to be done hard and with ardour, to be done hard and quickly

– kukuatakasa : to do it hard and quickly

– kukuatalala : to hold on, to hold firm, to persevere, to endure, to withstand

– kukuatama : to be scraped, to be scratched, to be grazed, to be hurt

– kukuatama : to be withstood, to be endured

– kukuatana : to pursue by holding close

– kukuatata : to hurt, to wound

– kukuaya : to cry, to call out, to shout, to scream, to howl, to roar, to yell

– kukuba : to chase out, to send back, to drive away, to send away, to dismiss, to expel / to drink

– kukuba : to crow, to tinkle, to ring, to resonate, to resound

– kukuba : to become hard, to toughen up, to solidify, to get a thick skin

– kukuba : to grow, to mature, to reach maturity, to be full-blown

– kukuba : to start a work, to lay the foundations / to contribute

– kukuba : to weave, to spin / to embroider, to fabricate, to lie / to hit, to give blows, to gore

– kukuba : to scratch, to scrape, to plane, to clean, to sweep

– kukuba : to remove, to take away, to collect, to gather, to pick up (fruits)

– kukuba : to apply to, to paint, to colour / to take out, to bring out, to throw out, to kick out

– kukubama : to get ready, to get organized

– kukubika : to arrange, to prepare, to organize, to plan

– kukubingisa : to do something with brusqueness, negligence or without care

– kukubisa : to estimate / to drive the game

– kukubula : to fire, to shoot / to shake to remove dust

– kukudidila : to rescue, to provide for, to help

– kukudika : to add, to increase, to go up, to enlarge, to give more, to offer more / to multiply

– kukudikila : to put more, to give more, to do more, to add to, to add for

– kukudisa : to raise, to bring up, to breed, to grow, to develop, to make progress

– kukuedisa : to marry (off)

– kukuela : to marry

– kukufika : to shorten, to cut short

– kukuika : to light / to implicate, to make take the rap /  to make believe, to mislead

– kukuikana : to be believed, to be admitted, to be agreed, to be stipulated, to be appointed

– kukuikila : to believe, to let oneself be convinced

– kukuikina : to consent, to agree, to approve

– kukuikisa : to attest, to testify, to mark / to praise, to speak highly of

– kukuikita : to tighten, to push closer together

– kukuiluka : to start shaking, to start going into ecstasies

– kukuilula : to make it shake

– kukuka : to be complete

– kukukula : to run, to flow

– kukukuma : to stutter

– kukula / kukola : to grow (up), to develop, to progress

– kukula : to chase out, to put to flight / to set free, to liberate

– kukuluka : to come down, to fall, to bend down, to shrink, to inherit

– kukulula : to take down, to bring down, to put down, to lower, to reduce, to belittle, to infringe

– kukulumuka : to come down, to move from a high to a low position

– kukulumuna : to bring down, to put down, to shift from a high to a low position

– kukuma : to command, to order / to arrive at one’s destination / to become

– kukuma : to chase out, to put to flight / to run away

– kukumba : to applaud, to acclaim, to cheer / to criticize

– kukumisa : to support, to glorify, to cense

– kukumpama : to lean forward, to prostrate oneself, to bend over, to bow

– kukumpula : to cut, to subtract

– kukumpulula : to tell in detail, to unfold again, to expound again, to air again

– kukuna : to plant, to sow

– kukunda : to greet, to mark one’s deference by beating the palm of one’s hands three times

– kukunda : to live, to reside, to stay, to rest

– kukundalala : to perch

– kukundasana : to greet each other, to give peace to each other

– kukungula : to dismantle

– kukungumuka : to slide downhill, to go down a slope standing or sitting on a slippery support

– kukunzia : to search

– kukusa : to smear with, to anoint, to brush

– kukusika : to make it big

– kukusula : to wipe

– kukuta : to be quiet, to remain silent, to stay quiet, to shut up / to stop, to stay back, stay behind

– kukuta : to get together, to assemble, to gather, to crowd together, to pile up, to be in a cluster

– kukuta : to reunite, to bring together, to gather together

– kukutakana : to be able to get together, to assemble, to meet, to swarm / to be brought together

– kukutakesa : to assemble, collect, to bring together, to group / to unify, to make come together

– kukutalala : to withdraw, to subside, to ebb, to contract, to shrink / to dry, to dry out

– kukutalala : to become wrinkled, to crease, to be puckered, to become rough / to be curled up

– kukutalala : to grimace after having tasted something acidic

– kukutama : to dry, to dry out, to be wrinkled, to crease, to be puckered, to curl up, to close up

– kukutama : to contract, to curl up, to be curled up with cold / to be present, to attend

– kukutama : to be gathered, to be grouped together, to be piled up, to be amassed / to agree

– kukutana : to be or to put oneself together very close to each other / to take with anger

– kukutana : to be gathered, to be grouped, to be piled up, to be amassed, to be in a cluster

– kukutasana : to assemble

– kukutika : to collect, to bring together, to reunite, to gather together, to pile up, pack together

– kukutikisa : to assemble, to collect, to bring together, to group, to unify, to make come together

– kukutimina : to curl up in the cold

– kukutisa : to reassure, to calm down, to silence, to keep quiet

– kukutua : to must, to have to

– kukutula : to undress, to untie, to undo

– kukuwukania : to reconcile

– kulaba : to steal, to rob / to throw / to blink, to doze off, to sleep

– kulabidika : to throw

– kulabisa : to wave, to hail

– kulabitina : to appropriate, to copy, to imitate

– kulakava : to be thirsty

– kulakumuna : to explain, to tell, to talk about

– kulala : to lie down, to sleep, to make love

– kulalunkina : to rise

– kulama : to stay long, to live long / to delay, to stop

– kulamama : to stay glued, to stay stuck

– kulamba : to cook, to boil, to prepare food, to brew, to mix

– kulamba : to sleep, to go to bed, to lie down, to make love

– kulambala : to lie down, to go to bed

– kulambalala : to be stretched out full length, to stay completely lying down

– kulambama : to be cooked, to be prepared

– kulambana : to be soft, to be elastic, to be supple, to be flexible

– kulambikisa : to wave, to stir, to shake

– kulambudila : to cook again, to prepare a dish using the leftovers

– kulambuka : to lengthen, to grow longer, to stretch / to achieve cooking, to be cooked

– kulambula : to unfold, to stretch, to elongate

– kulamika : to stick (up), to veneer

– kulanda : to follow, to pursue, to follow in the footsteps of, to go after, to succeed

– kulandakana : to pursue, to follow each other

– kulanda-landa : to keep following, to follow everywhere, to persist in pursuing

– kulandana : to follow each other one behind the other

– kulanga : to spy, to observe, to watch / to overflow, to flood / to cover, to hide / to borrow

– kulangidila : to watch over, to take care of, to spy on, to observe / to be on the lookout for

– kulanza : to throw aside, to push aside, to throw away

– kulasia : to suffer from hunger

– kulasuka / kudasuka : to get angry, not obeying an order

– kulata : to hit / to steal

– kulatalala : to enter the tall grass under the bushes

– kulatuka : to leave secretly, to escape

– kulatula : to lick, to lick your plate

– kulatumuna : to take with you secretly / to steal

– kulawuka : to go mad, to lose one’s mind

– kulayalala : to be very tired after work

– kulayama : to lie down, to go to bed, to be in bed, to be bedridden

– kulebakana : to soften, to become weak(er)

– kulebidila : to beg

– kulebikisa / kuleka : to tune an instrument

– kuleka : to lie down, to make love

– kulekila : to sleep on, to sleep at

– kulekita : to taste, to savour

– kulema : to come on, to power up

– kulemba : to soften, to get tired (out), to tire out

– kulembakana : to abandon, to fail, to become discouraged

– kulembama : to calm down, to be moved, to submit, to comply, to mellow, to grow softer

– kulembana : to be unable to, not to succeed to

– kulembanana : to abdicate, to give up, to get rid of

– kulembeka : to calm down, to mollify, to soften

– kulembikisa : to calm down, to mollify, to soften, to appease, to pacify, to alleviate, to reassure

– kulembina : to give up, to renounce, to chicken out

– kulembitila : to calm down, to soften

– kulembua : to lack

– kulembuka : to soften, to mellow, to calm down, to be weakened, to give up, to abdicate

– kulembula : to clear, to clean, to lick / to soften, to mollify, to weaken, to push into giving up

– kulembusa / kulembusia : to deprive

– kulemisa : to light, to turn on

– kulemoka : to run (away), to flee, to bolt

– kolempa : to lick, to lap up, to flatter, to coax, to wheedle, to cuddle, to cajole

– kulemvoka : to obey, to need a lot of persuasion, to accept an apology

– kulemvokila : to forgive, to excuse

– kulenda : to can, to be able to, to be capable of

– kulendakana : to materialize, to come true, to become possible

– kulenga : to smooth / to watch out / to flatter

– kulengeleka / kulengidika : to fatten

– kulengia : to submit / to shorten

– kulengimina : to spy

– kulengomona : to polish, to make slippery

– kulengusa : to sharpen

– kulenguvula : to twist, to turn in all directions

– kulenguzuka : to wrap around a body / to twist, to turn

– kulensa / kulenza : to eat

– kulensuka : to sneak away, to leave stealthily, to leave furtively

– kulenta : to search, to look for

– kulentama : to be anointed, to be greased

– kulenza : to put an end to, to exhaust, to cause to perish

– kulenzula : to insult, to offend, to insult, to despise

– kulesanesa : to deify, to sanctify, to beatify

– kulesia : to show, to guide / to expose, to report

– kuletika : to eat everything / to put an end to

– kuletubula : to chat about everything, to talk about everything

– kulevisa : to soften / to lengthen

– kulewula : to abuse, to insult, to blaspheme, to disparage, to denigrate

– kuleyama : to be overthrown, to be knocked down

– kuleyika : to overturn, to tumble

– kuleyisa : to lengthen, to extend

– kuleyula : to heat up, to warm up

– kuleza : to be acute, to be sharp

– kulezama : to feel tired, to feel sleepy

– kulezima : to shine, to gleam, to glitter, to twinkle

– kulimata : to hit, to strike

– kuloba : to fish for

– kuloka : to curse, to cast a spell, to bewitch / to shout, to yell

– kuloka : to run

– kulokola : not to be well cooked / to be burnt

– kulokua / kuloka : to be educated, to be skillful

– kulola : to resound, to echo, to ring

– kuloloka / kuloluka : to pardon, to forgive, to absolve, to excuse

– kulomba : to ask for, to beg (for), to beseech, to claim / to become dark

– kulomba : to take a dark colour as a sign of maturity when speaking about certain fruits

– kulombidila : to darken a lot, to become very dark

– kulombika : to hide

– kulombisa : to darken, to blacken

– kulomboka / kulombuka : to turn black, to darken, to become/grow dark

– kulonda : to mend / to go away, to leave, to run away / to climb (up) / to say, to talk, to tell

– kulondika : to start doing a job, to start braiding

– kulonga : to teach

– kulongisa : to make people learn, to make people revise

– kulongoka / kulonguka : to learn, to study

– kulongumuna : to teach tirelessly, to teach insistently, to keep on repeating

– kulongusa : to insert, to introduce, to thread, to stuff, to cram

– kulonguta : to enquire, to search for, to scrutinize, to explore, to ferret (about), to nose about

– kulonka : to point the finger, to indicate

– kulonza : to throw on, to put on, to place on / to throw in the air

– kulosa : to throw, to launch

– kulota : to dream