II.6. VERBS (mpanga), part 6/10 (sa-su).
Note: The “/” sign in the definition of a verb separates two definitions of the same verb depending on how it is pronounced.
– kusabuka : to cross
– kusabula : to give birth, to bear / to open the mother’s breast
– kusabula : to make go across, to carry to the other bank, to drive over to the other bank
– kusabula : to cross, to help cross
– kusabula : to open a bottle, to uncork, to remove what is obstructing, to unblock
– kusadila : to utilize, to make use of, to work for
– kusadisa : to help, to assist, to aid, to treat / to weed, to clean / to clear away
– kusafula : to insult, to denigrate, to disparage, to smear, to dirty
– kusaka : to abound, to go too far, to go out of line, to go beyond the acceptable limit
– kusaka : to search, to look for, to seek
– kusakalala : to recover, to be convalescing
– kusakana : to play
– kusakisa : to exaggerate, to make pullulate / to send for, to prospect
– kusakuka : to be pulled out, to be uprooted, to be removed (when referring to weeds)
– kusakuka : to be cut off / to be decreased, to be diminished
– kusakuka : to be belittled, to be dishonored, to have one’s reputation or renown underrated
– kusakuka : to get better, to become sober, to sober up, to come round, to regain consciousness
– kusakumuna : to bless
– kusala : to work, to act, to execute, to accomplish / to remain, to be left
– kusala : to grow, to sprout, to bud
– kusalama : to come true, to materialize, to be carried out, to be executed, to be made
– kusalasana : to work together, to cooperate, to help each other
– kusamba : to roar
– kusamba : to appear before a court, to be brought to trial, to palaver / to invoke, to adore
– kusambakana : to propagate, to spread
– kusambila : to pray, to call upon, to invoke, to implore, to beg, to call for help
– kusambila : to climb above, to board, to embark
– kusambisa : to judge
– kusambuka : to get better, to be convalescent, to become healthy, to be cured
– kusambuka : to be blessed, to be prosperous, to be happy
– kusambukisa / kusambikisa : faire passer / transmettre, contaminer, empester, infecter
– kusampa : to overflow, to flood
– kusampama : to be full, to be filled to the edge, to be filled to the brim
– kusampuka : to be lively, to be alert, to be wide-awake, to be prompt / to hurry, to press on
– kusampuka : to be full, to be filled to the brim, to start overflowing / to grow / to be blessed
– kusampuka : to jump from one branch to another, to cross, step over / to contaminate
– kusampukisa : to get across / to hurry up, to speed up / to contaminate, to infect
– kusampula / kusambula : to bless
– kusamuna : to say, to tell, to spread
– kusana : to comb
– kusandalala : to sit with one’s legs spread, with one’s arms wide open
– kusandisa : to boil in pieces / to soften, to make soft, not very compact or not very solid
– kusanduka : to increase, to grow, to expand, to develop / to acquire goods, to grow richer
– kusandula : to despise, to disdain, to scorn / to insult, to disparage / to overturn, to topple over
– kusandula : to develop
– kusandula : to make a wound widen a lot / to save sb from drowning, to get sb out of the water
– kusandulula : to examine, to question, to hold an inquiry / to hear, to listen / to spy
– kusandumuna : to roll, to turn
– kusanga : to mix, to blend
– kusangamana : to be (inter)mixed, to be (inter)mingled
– kusangana : to mix
– kusangidika : to mix / to alter, to falsify
– kusangidikisa : to mix, to blend
– kusangidila : to accept with complacency / to rejoice, to cheer / to start to mature
– kusangila : to rejoice, to be delighted / to fight, to struggle, to quarrel / to denigrate, to despise
– kusangila : to mix, to contribute / to steal
– kusangilila : to caress
– kusangimisa : to disperse, to scatter, to disseminate, to spread
– kusangisa : to offer, to barter / to buy / to make cries of joy grow
– kusangisa : to mix, to blend
– kusanika : to hurry, to hasten
– kusaninga : to palpitate, to tremble
– kusaninika : to extend, to widen, to make an orifice, to make an opening
– kusanisa / kusanisina : to praise, to honor, to glorify, to flatter, to magnify, to illustrate
– kusanisina : to commemorate, to glorify, to serve
– kusansa : to bring up, to raise, to take charge of, to take care of / to explain, to introduce
– kusansabala : to insult, to denigrate, to detract
– kusansala : to stumble, to stagger / to be drunk / to tell, to publish
– kisansana : to cry, to shout, to scream
– kusansidila : to hoe, to dig with a pick to have a field cleared
– kusansila : to spread, to sprinkle, to scatter
– kusansumuna : to shake with force / to spread, to recite mechanically
– kusansuna / kusasula : to raise, to heighten, to amplify / to spread, to extend, to widen
– kusantisa : to sanctify
– kusanzala : to widen, to extend, to have a large mouth / to limp
– kusanzika : to give, to offer, to grant
– kusanzikisa : to extend
– kusanzumuka : to agree, to get along
– kusasa : to cut up, to dismember, to operate on / to bud
– kusasidika : to create disorder, to make untidy / to cause inconvenience, to cause chaos
– kusasika : to share, to give gift of
– kusasikisa / kusansikisa : to disperse, to dispel, to make untidy, to scatter
– kusasuka : to recover health, to heal / to strengthen, to get better / to hasten, to hurry
– kusasuka : to get a hole, to be pierced / to cut yourself / to be disembowelled / to get a burn
– kusasuka : to be or become wide, big or deep (speaking of a wound)
– kusasuka : to grow, to sprout, to get up, to stand up
– kusasula : to heal, to restore health, to make healthy, to strengthen / to soothe, to relieve pain
– kusasula : to explain
– kusasumuna : to cut into pieces, to cut up, to carve up, to recut
– kusasuna : to tear with teeth, to chew
– kusata : to be acidic, to be sour, to be bitter / to be angry, to be mean
– kusata : to open, to burst, to fall apart during cooking / to mock, make fun of / to hate, to dislike
– kusata : to scrape, to reveal, to uncover / to search carefully, to look for, to supervise
– kusatakana : to be angry, to be irritated / to be bitter, to feel bitterness, to experience bitterness
– kusatisa : to make bitter, to make sour, to make acidic
– kusatuka : to feel a good taste in the mouth after eating certain spices
– kusatuka : to be fit and well, to be sprightly, to be alert, to be vivacious, to be playful
– kusatula : to make sour or bitter / to annoy, to irritate, to anger, to exasperate
– kusatula : to make alert, to make vivacious, to make cheerful, to make playful
– kusatulula : to search carefully, to examine, to probe, to explore, to scrutinize, to deepen
– kusava : to bring up, to vomit, to reject poison / to half-open, to open up, to bud
– kusavukisa : to carry out, to support, to bring to a successful conclusion
– kusawuka : to go by canoe, to cross, to carry to the other bank, to be carried to the other bank
– kusawula : to make go across, to carry to the other bank, to drive over to the other bank
– kusawula : to hurry up, to go fast / to set off straight away, without delay / to translate
– kusawula / kusakula : to weed, to pull up weeds
– kusawula / kusabula : to give birth, to bear / to breastfeed, to nurse
– kusawula : to hate, to detest, to despise, to abhor, to experience horror for, to feel horror for
– kusawula : to humiliate, to have little respect for / to refuse with contempt or disdain
– kusawula : to revolt against, to rebel against, to oppose, to resist to / to get angry
– kuseba : to cut, to chop, to slice
– kusebalala : to show oneself, to make oneself seen
– kusebula / kusiebula : to cut into pieces, to crumble
– kusedalala : to be open
– kusedika : to dress, to adorn richly
– kuseka : to go to bed, to lie down
– kusekisa : to sharpen, to put a edge on, to grind
– kusekula : to pour / to answer (back), to reply
– kuseloka : to shine, to glitter, to twinkle, to gleam, to glare, to glow
– kuselumuka : to be found, to be discovered, to be explored
– kuseluzuka : to tremble, to shiver, to shake
– kusema : to create, to invent / to shine, to glitter
– kusemba : to blame, to reproach, to reprimand / to honor, to respect, to revere, to celebrate
– kusemba : to reject, to invalidate, to protest, to oppose / to disapprove, to criticize, to censor
– kusemba : to heat, to burn / to sing loud and clear
– kusembuka : to jump on one leg
– kusempeleka : to unmask, to lay bare, to expose
– kusemuka : to be first-born, to have given birth for the first time
– kusemuka : to produce fruit, to give its first harvest
– kusemuna : to give birth to her first child, to bear fruit for the first time
– kusemuna : to learn to eat, to start taking medicine
– kusemvula : to lift something to see what is underneath
– kusenda : to pay, to reward, to compensate
– kusenda : to dig, to mow, to hoe, to pick grass
– kusenduna : to give
– kusenguka : to fall over, to overturn, to turn over, to flip over, to tip up/off, to lie upside down
– kusengula : to overturn, to upturn, to turn over, to knock or to tip over, to put on the right side
– kusengula : to reveal, to bring to light, to show frankness, to show candour, to show good faith
– kusensala : to bless
– kusenuka : to be turned up, to be rolled up
– kusenuna : to turn up, to roll up
– kusenzala : to offer incense, to incense
– kusenzama : to be visible, to appear
– kusenzana : to be ardent, to be red / to heat up, to give off heat
– kusenzumuna : to extend, to deploy, to unfold, to spread, to expose
– kusesa : to ridicule, to make fun of
– kuseva / kusega / kuseya : to laugh
– kusevisa / kusegisa / kuseyisa : to make laugh
– kusezima : to make lightning, to dazzle, to glow
– kusewula : to cut or remove a piece of skin or flesh
– kusia : to extract the sap from the palm tree
– kusiama : to be well, to be in good health, to be reassured
– kusiamana : to strive for
– kusiamina : to immolate, to sacrifice
– kusiaminika : to solidify, to make unshakable / to torment, to annoy / to heel / to persist
– kusiaminina : to be very strong, to be very solid, to be firm, to be stable, to be unshakable
– kusiaminina : to strive for, to work diligently, to persevere / to support, to substantiate
– kusiamisa : to fortify, to strengthen, to solidify, to consolidate, to fix / to support, to substantiate
– kusiamisa : to reassure, to reinforce, to comfort
– kusianana : to wound with a knife
– kusiandika : to persist, to be stubborn, to be obstinate
– kusiatabala : to be tied, to be tight
– kusiatikana : to fall into sin
– kusiatubula : to save the life of
– kusiatumuka : to slip, to miss, to misstep or slip
– kusiatunina : to inject into
– kusiba : to copulate, to make love
– kusielumuka : to slip, to slide
– kusiemba : to cohabit
– kusiemuna : to sleep
– kusieta : to plait raphia fibers on the thigh to make a rope
– kusieta : to cast a spell by rubbing one’s buttocks on the ground
– kusika : to produce a sound, to make resound, to play a musical instrument
– kusika : to praise, to glorify, to celebrate, to bless
– kusikalala : to stabilize, to retun to normal, to be firmly in place, to hold on
– kusikama : to wake up, to awake
– kusikamesa : to wake (up), to (a)waken
– kusikidisa : to make understand
– kusikila : to remain, to reside / to strengthen, to ensure, to steady, to stake, to place a support
– kusikimisa : to encourage, to motivate, to revitalize
– kusikina : to support, to underpin, to consolidate
– kusikuzuka : to sob
– kusila : to rub against to chop up, to chop manioc leaves using a rough stick
– kusila : to make so as that, to make sure that / to promise
– kusima : to prohibit, to forbid
– kusima : to go numb, to fall asleep
– kusimba : to hold (back), to touch, to feel with one’s hands, to palpate
– kusimbidila : to hold on/out, to stand fast, to hang on
– kusimbika : to follow, to chase, to hunt / to awaken, to stand up, to rise
– kusimbinina : to restrain, to hold back, to stop
– kusimbisa : to loan, to lend, to pledge
– kusimisa : to wake (up), to (a)waken, to stir up, to rouse
– kusimpalakana : to wrinkle, to frown
– kusimpalala : to stand still, to stand still for a moment
– kusimuka : to be prevented, to be stopped / to give in, renounce, to withdraw / to be enhanced
– kusimva : to hit, to strike, to beat
– kusindika : to go with, to back up, to strengthen, to reinforce, to support
– kusindisa : to deepen / to fortify, to strengthen, to make robust / to bring to
– kusindisa : to incite, to encourage, to push, to support, to lead to, to induce to
– kusinga : to curse
– kusingisa : to certify, to confirm, to formalize
– kusinsana : to confront, to measure against, to enter into competition
– kusinzila : to watch (over), to supervise
– kusisa : to let, to leave, to abandon
– kusisila : to leave at the disposal of, to leave in legacy
– kusivika : to be astonished, to be amazed, to be impressed
– kusoba: to change, to modify
– kusobasana : to exchange
– kusobisa : to get replaced
– kusoka : to insert, to inject, to stuff / to provoke
– kusokumuna : to take out, to pull out, to extract, to expel
– kusokusa : to dabble, to babble, to bore
– kusokuta : ôter, extraire, arracher, déterrer / heurter, cogner, frapper pour faire tomber
– kusola : to choose, to sort out, to pick out, to select, to elect / to hoe up/out, to clear, to reclaim
– kusombakana : to change, to exchange / to change money
– kusombala : to flout
– kusombuka : to jump (up), to skip (about)
– kusompa : to borrow, to marry
– kusompisa : to lend, to loan, to marry (off)
– kusompumuna : to borrow everything, to borrow a lot
– kusomuka : to divide into two, to split into two
– kusonda : to outrage, to insult
– kusondalala : to be seated squatting, to sit crouched, to be snuggled up
– kusondula : to change skin
– kusonga : to show, to point out, to indicate
– kusongisa : to show, to demontrate
– kusonika : to write, to inscribe
– kusonikina : to write to, to write for, to write in
– kusonikisa : to enrol
– kusonsa : to equalize the sides of a pit / to move, to transfer, to transport
– kusonsa : to change master / to move, to transfer, to transport
– kusonsa : to calculate, to count
– kusonsemeka : to stir up
– kusosa : to look for, to search for, to seek
– kososila : to provoke, to tease, to annoy, to try to pick a quarrel, to seek for the benefit of
– kusota : sauter
– kusota : to jump
– kusotoka / kusotuka : to fall from a container
– kusotona / kusotuna : to drop from a container
– kusuama : to hide, to be hidden, to shelter, to snuggle up
– kusuasuana : to differ
– kusuasuanisa : to distinguish, to differentiate, to make different
– kusuba : to urinate, to pee, to pass water, to wee(-wee)
– kusueka : to hide, to shelter
– kusufa : to pick up
– kusuingana : to suffer, to feel throbbing pains
– kusuisuka : to be frightened, to be afraid
– kusuisula : to frighten, to scare
– kusuka / kuzuka : to have to, to be forced to
– kusuka : to end / to insert, to inject
– kusukila : to finish, to achieve
– kusukina : to get to, to end with, to have for conclusion
– kusukinina : to linger, to arrive too late
– kusukula : to wash (oneself), to clean, to purify
– kusukumuna : to clean completely
– kusulangana : to be expressed, to be extracted by pressure
– kusulula : to be bitter
– kusulusa : to cause, to provoke
– kusumba : to buy
– kusumbula : to reopen an old wound
– kusumuka : to sin, to fail in one’s duty, to infringe, to lose faith / to be tarnished, to be offended
– kusumuka : to stray from the straight and narrow
– kusumuna : to sully, to besmirch, to tarnish, to desecrate, to defile, to infringe, to offend
– kusumuna : to make profane / to answer (back), to reply, to respond, to retort, to retaliate
– kusuna / kuzuna : to cut a small piece
– kusunda : to surpass, to win, to defeat, to beat
– kusundalala / kusundama : to stay crouched
– kusunga : to ask, to solicit, to beg
– kusunga : to help, to assist / to watch
– kusungama : to straighten up, to hold oneself erect, to stand straight
– kusungisa / kufungisa : to cook insufficiently
– kusungika : to right, to straighten, to rectify, to correct, to put on the straight and narrow
– kusunguila : to assign, to dedicate, to consecrate
– kusunisa : to search for the trace, to smell, to track
– kusunsa / kusunza : to wash, to clean, to scour, to scrub, to make clean
– kusunsimika : to swallow in one gulp
– kusunsumuna : to hit, to knock against / to frighten, to startle / to push back
– kusunza : to wash, to clean, to scrub, to scour
– kusunzula : to present, to reveal, to unveil, to inform
– kusunzula : to introduce, to reveal, to inform
– kusunzumuka : to advance, to move forward, to appear, to arrive without being expected
– kusunzumuna : to represent, to report, to come back with a message / to give birth quickly
– kusupuka : to break, to have holes, to tear
– kususika : to put together, to place or put in order
– kususimika : to swallow, to devour, to engulf
– kususimina : to move back, to go backwards
– kususula : to frighten, to make tremble, to be afraid / to imitate, to counterfeit, to pretend to
– kususula : to amaze, to astonish
– kususumuka : to wake up with a start, to rouse from one’s torpor, to return to reality
– kususumuna : to awaken, to raise awareness, to disrupt, to rouse from torpor
– kusuta / kusuva : to surpass, to exceed
– kusutisa : to dissolve, to undo
– kusutuka : to be untied, to be delivered, to be free, to be loosened / to be burned, to be toasted
– kusutuka : to give a start/jump, to be surprised
– kusutula : to untie, to undo, to loosen, to release, to relax
– kusutula : to burn, to roast, to grill, to incinerate
– kusuva : to bring up, to vomit, to reject poison / to rain in torrents / to surpass, to exceed
– kusuvakana / kusuvanana / kusuvangana : to be filled
– kusuvula : to administer an emetic, to administer a vomitory
– kusuya : to put or place forcefully and noisily
