II.8. VERBS (mpanga), part 8/10 (va-vu).
Note: The “/” sign in the definition of a verb separates two definitions of the same verb depending on how it is pronounced.
– kuvabuka / kugabuka : to be chipped, to be started on, to be cut into, to be broken in a corner
– kuvabula / kugabula : to chip, to start on, to break a corner of sth, to detach a piece of sth
– kuvala / kugala : to plane, to scrape (off), to sharpen
– kuvalala : tto arise, to burst in
– kuvaluka : to move away
– kuvalula : to move away, to move far away
– kuvambana / kugambana : to separate, to part, to split up, to get divorced
– kuvambasa / kugambasa : to separate, to split up, to divide
– kuvambuka / kugambuka : to separate, to put aside, to branch off
– kuvambula / kugambula : to separate, to put aside
– kuvamisa : to fortify, to strengthen / to take root, to attach
– kuvampa : to eat gluttony / to serve oneself copiously, to take too much
– kuvampama : to be voracious, to be gluttonous, to eat gluttony
– kuvampumuka : to be a little skinny, to lose weight
– kuvana / kugana : to give, to offer (up)
– kuvandusa : to shave (off)
– kuvanga : to do, to make, to create, to design, to invent, to manufacture, to realize
– kuvanga : to create, to invent, to make, to achieve
– kuvangama : to be realized, to come true
– kuvangulula : to redo, to retouch, to polish
– kuvania : to roll up
– kuvanununa : to give back
– kuvanza / kuvasa : to hit hard on, to fall with shortened arms on
– kuvanzakisa : to invest, to finance, to fund
– kuvanzia : to order
– kuvanzuka : to be undone, to be torn off, to be torn apart, to be scratched, to be burst
– kuvasuka : to be reduced to pieces, to be broken into pieces / to be chipped / to be separated
– kuvasula : to strike violently, to fall with shortened arms on
– kuvasuna : to break into a thousand pieces, to smash / to grind, to crush
– kuvasuna : to chip, to notch / to separate
– kuvata / kugata : to hoe up/out
– kuvayika / kugayika : to go out, to exit
– kuvedidisa : to purify
– kuvedika : to blow
– kuvedikita : to gnaw
– kuvedila : to be clean, to be clear, to be pure, to be limpid / to become white / to clean
– kuvedinga : to eat / to be well licked
– kuvekisa : to send, to dispatch, to escort, to convoy
– kuvekisia : to drive back, to walk back, to see back, to send back, to return
– kuvekita : to green, to grow abundantly, grow more than ever, to be luxuriant, to be exuberant
– kuvekita : to puff, to pant, to gasp / to float, to deck with flags
– kuvela : to nibble, to tear with the teeth / to clean, to sweep
– kuvelana : to fight, to compete / to be jealous
– kuvelangana : to be twisted, to be hooked, to be curved / to twist, to warp / to dislocate
– kuvelekela : to put aside, to hide, to conceal
– kuvelela : to purify oneself, to sanctify oneself
– kuvemina : to be out of breath, to be short of breath
– kuvempuka : to be scraped, to be cleaned / to be devoured, be engulfed, to be swallowed up
– kuvempula : to eat, to swallow, to devour
– kuvenda / kugenda : to lick
– kuvengama / kugengama : to move aside, to leap to one side
– kuvenginia : to walk slowly, to move slowly, to stir gently / to eat slowly
– kuvenginia-venginia : to eat very slowly
– kuvenkumuna : to do with zeal, to act with ardour
– kuvensula : to wound, to scratch, to skin, to graze the skin
– kuvenuna : to remove the bark, to remove the shell, to strip, to peel, to slightly injure
– kuvenuna : to turn over, to put upside down, to roll up
– kuvenia : to roll up one’s dress
– kuveta / kugeta : to throw, to chuck / to hunt, to make a battue
– kuveva : to fan, to flutter, to shake, to winnow / to try, to attempt
– kuveva : to purify, to blow, to vibrate gently, to quiver, to wave, to blaze
– kuveva : to be attracted, to be seduced, to have an inclination to, to have an attraction for
– kuveva : to be soft, to be tender, not to be tough / to be cheap, not to be expensive
– kuveva / kugega : to turn green / to be light / to slip away skillfully, to make oneself scarce
– kuvevalala / kugegalala : to float in the wind, to float with the wind, to run fast
– kuvevila : to fan, to ventilate, to stir up the air
– kuvevuka / kugeguka : to be winnowed, to be driven away by the wind / to be light, to float
– kuvevuka / kugeguka : to be weak, to be convalescent / to get better, to recover
– kuvevuka : to be released, to be delivered / to be detained, to be compelled to, to be limited
– kuvevuka : to be cheap, to be devalued, to be despised / to have hanging eyelids
– kuvevula : to discredit, to depreciate, to devalue / to give for nothing / to risk / to be generous
– kuvevula : to improve health, to help to get better, to make convalescent, to recover
– kuvewa : to be given, to be offered, to be allocated, to be endowed
– kuvewa : to receive, to benefit, to be attributed, to be entrusted, to come into possession
– kuviandula : to teach, to learn, to instruct, to make learned, to make skillful
– kuviangula : to steal, to pinch, to nick, to evade
– kuviangumuka : to venture into
– kuvianguna : to hit, to beat / to leave angry / to turn your back / to take or receive sth unduly
– kuvianza : to hit, to beat / to hurt
– kuvianzuka / kuvianzumuka : to slip, to take a wrong step, to miss one’s shot
– kuvianzuluka : to let go, to slip, to fall
– kuviatakana : to strike, to collide
– kuviatikisa : to rub oil
– kuviavana : to compete
– kuviavisa : to make people meet, to provide an opportunity to meet
– kuvibidila : to persevere, to wait, to be patient, to endure / to harden oneself, to be obstinate
– kuvibila : to be constant in one’s faith, to be constant in one’s convictions
– kuvidingisa : to make people lose, to make disappear
– kuvidisa : to lose, to forget / to make lose, to make forget / to distort, to misinterpret
– kuviekita : to bind strongly, to tighten tightly
– kuviela : to bind, to attach, to tie
– kuvielumuka : to be absent under any pretext, to absentee under any pretext
– kuvielumuna : to take away without permission
– kuvila : to be lost, to disappear
– kuvilakana : to forget, to be wrong, to be mistaken
– kuvilama : to be silent, to be still / to be attentive, to listen attentively
– kuvilama : to be separated, to be distant / to disappear, to faint, to be invisible / to grow in belly
– kuvilangana : to be lost, to be missing, to be disappeared
– kuviluka : to transform, to change, to mutate
– kuvilula : to transform, to change
– kuvilumuka / kuvindumuka : to swell
– kuvilumuna : to spread, to sow, to propagate, to carry very far
– kuvimba : to swell (up)
– kuvimbana : to sulk
– kuvimpa : to knock down, to overturn, to overthrow / to steal
– kuvimpakana : to be short and compact, to be bulky / to hear poorly, to be hard of hearing
– kuvimpamenua : to forget, to misunderstand, to make a mistake
– kuvinda : to bind, to tie, to attach / to invite, to engage, to attract, to summon
– kuvindangana : être en désordre, être entassé, être empilé sans ordre / étreindre, embrasser
– kuvindumuka : to turn round and round, to turn over, to tip up
– kuvinga : to wait, to be waiting for, to be in expectation of / to happen, to occur, to take place
– kuvinga : to substitute / to succeed, to inherit from, to take the place of
– kuvinga : to take care of, to watch over
– kuvingalala : to be projecting, to be jutting out, to be prominent, to be salient
– kuvingana : to alternate, to follow each other, to succeed each other, to replace
– kuvingila : to wait
– kuvingisa : to keep waiting
– kuvinguluka / kuviolumuna : to steal, to take secretly
– kuvinia : to pull out with the roots / to tighten, to bind with force
– kuvinikina : to listen attentively, to lend an ear to
– kuvioka / kuyoka : to pass, to go past, to exceed, to overtake, to cross, to happen, to take place
– kuviokisa / kuyokisa : to help cross, to help get through, to let pass, to spend
– kuviola : to swallow greedily, to swallow without chewing, to drink greedily, to catch on the fly
– kuviola : to bind strongly, to tie securely, to attach securely, to tighten / to speak fluently
– kuvionda : to sink / to pass secretly, to conceal oneself, to hide
– kuvionduka : to be curved, to be crocheted, to be twisted / to give a lot of fruit
– kuvionga : to steal, to take / to be curved, to be hooked, to be twisted, to be sinuous
– kuvionga : to be well made, to be carefully crafted / to be beautiful, to be shiny
– kuviotuka : to leave stealthily, to disappear secretly, to leave on the sly / to stir in
– kuviotula : to lick everything, to finish completely, to steal, to take away / to drink greedily
– kuviotula : to climb, to crawl up / to bind securely, to tighten strongly
– kuviotumuna : too steal, to take
– kuvisa : to understand, to grasp, to get, to apprehend, to conceive / to know well
– kuvisa : to instruct, to teach, to make well understood / to be skilled in, to be expert in
– kuvisa : to examine, to control, to revise, to check, to assure, to certify, to attest
– kuvisa : to see, to feel, to recognize, to distinguish / to blossom, to flourish
– kuvisa : to cook well, to let burn, to be well prepared
– kuvisia : to correct
– kuvisudila : to ruminate / to be well prepared, to be well cooked
– kuvisuka : to disappear
– kuvisuka : to dislocate, to become dislocated, to be double-jointed
– kuvisula : to grill, to broil, to roast on the grill or over the embers, to braise
– kuvisula : to dislocate, to trample
– kuvita : to be first, to come first, to arrive in the lead, to walk in front of / to precede
– kuvita : to make carefully, to do well, to execute with force, to perform forcefully
– kuvitakana : to go along, next to or across, to leave the path, to run to the side
– kuvitakana : to saw or to cut askew / to hit, to collide, to bump, to collide (each other)
– kuvitama : to visit, to greet in passing / to stop on the way, to rest on the way, to take a break
– kuvitama : to waste time, to get late / to be forgotten on the way
– kuvitidila : to be the first, to be in front, to be far ahead, to precede
– kuvitika : to carry with oneself, to take with oneself something to give to someone in passing
– kuvitila : to guide, to lead
– kuvitisa : to make precede, to place in front, to put above / to make arrive / to spoil, to favour
– kuvituka : to pass in front / to be stolen
– kuvituka : to be filled with tears
– kuvitukila : to attack
– kuvitula : to take in passing, to take on one’s way, to join someone who is passing
– kuvitula : to engage in, to embarrass, to drag into difficulties
– kuvitula : to stir, to confuse, to ruffle the water, to make the water cloudy
– kuvitumuna : to pull, uproot or knock down and carry with oneself in passing, to take in haste
– kuvitumuna : to pass over while running and to overturn, to knock down by wind force
– kuviuta : to darken, to blacken / to ripen
– kuviutisa : to darken, to make dark, to make black, to color in black
– kuviva : to keep quiet, to be silent, to say nothing / to pay attention / to hide
– kuviva : to knock down, to overturn with an axe / to do something with force
– kuvivama : to keep quiet, to be silent / to be tired / to finish, to end
– kuvivana / kuviaviana : to pass in front, to go further / to meet, to cross paths continually
– kuvivika : to reduce to silence, to make keep quiet, to block, to close, to obstruct, to stop sth
– kuvivila : to be attentive / to watch, to pay attention to, to follow, to observe attentively
– kuvizima : to be black, to be shiny
– kuvizuka : to move, to stir, to agitate, to enter into a trance, to metamorphose
– kuvizula : to stir, to disturb, to agitate, to transform
– kuvizumuka : to be plain, to be smooth, to be black, to be shiny
– kuvizumuna : to polish
– kuvoba : to hit, to beat with a stick, to wound with a knife
– kuvobalala : to be quiet, to stand still, to be idle, to be unoccupied, to do nothing
– kuvobama : to be broken, to be shattered, to be shiny / to sit without doing anything, to be idle
– kuvobika : to let go of, to drop, to do in such a way as something break / to excavate, to dig
– kuvobika : to present something big, to serve a hearty dish
– kuvobula : to hole, to pierce, to perforate, to make hollow / to speak frankly / to spread
– kuvodiana : to shout, to scream, to howl, to yell, to make a loud noise
– kuvodidika : to open one’s mouth wide
– kuvodila : to deceive, to mislead, to coax, to wheedle, to seduce, to entice
– kuvodila : to pull, to attract or to make come out with something
– kuvodimisa : to fold, to wrinkle, to pucker, to rumple, to crumple
– kuvodisa : to act in such a way as to attract unpleasantness / to commit a crime, to do sth bad
– kuvodisa : to cool, to refresh, to warm / to heal, to cure
– kuvoduka : to slip or go down into a pit, a well / to be driven in / to be safe, to be sheltered
– kuvodula : to slip, to make go down, to drive in / to fall into a hole, a pit or a well
– kuvodula : to make safe, to secure, to shelter, to put in a safe place
– kuvofula : to betray
– kuvoka : to boil strongly / to be paralytic, to become paralyzed / to fade, to wither, to dry
– kuvoka : to be thin / to come undone, to come loose, to take off one’s shoes, to slacken, to fall
– kuvoka : to be pulled, to withdraw, to retire, to leave, to get lost / to run away / to be abundant
– kuvokalala : to be suspended, to hang above / to lean forward, to be inclined
– kuvokalala : to feel weak, to be tired with hanging arms
– kuvokama : to bend over / to be excavated, to be hollow, to be cup-shaped
– kuvokamana : to mate while talking about animals
– kuvokika : to fold, to bend, to lean, to tilt, to suspend, to make lean / to excavate, to dig
– kuvokila : to be abundant
– kuvokisa : to make disappear / to make descend
– kuvokuka : to be trimmed, to be cut, to be castrated / to be big, to be fat / to be hollow
– kuvokuka : not to be brave, not to be bold, to be cowardly
– kuvokuka : to be bent, to be leaning forward / to be paralyzed, to be faded, to be withered
– kuvokula : to break, to smash, to detach from, to cut up / to castrate, to make eunuch
– kuvokula : to mutilate, to tame, to make obedient, to make peaceful
– kuvokula : to make paralyzed, to fade, to wither or to dry up
– kuvokuna : to take back, to snatch or to steal something from someone / to confiscate
– kuvokuta : to be big, to be thick, to be full, to be wide, to be flared / to murmur, to mutter
– kuvokuta : to be fat, to be well-fed, to be tall and strong / to contain a lot / to castrate
– kuvokutuna : to drive in, to plunge into, to dig or pierce deeply / to eat gluttonously
– kuvola / kugola : to commit, to transgress / to lose the sense of touch, to paralyze
– kuvolumuka : to be untied, to detach and fall, to collapse / to take off / to drag to the ground
– kuvombuka : to go unnoticed / to appear suddenly
– kuvonda / kugonda : to kill, to assassinate
– kuvonduka : to bear a lot of fruit / to be bent, to be curved, to be twisted
– kuvonga : to persuade, to convince, to cajole, to wheedle, to coax, to seduce, to tell twaddle
– kuvonga : to get fatter, to put on weight, to get bigger, to get larger, to fatten, to thicken
– kuvonga : to calm down, to keep still, to recover, to get well, to get better
– kuvonga : to become tame, to become domesticated / to be exhausted
– kuvova / kugoga : to speak, to say, to tell
– kuvovama / kugogama : to be said, to be told, to be talked about
– kuvovama : to be quiet, to be at rest, to be at peace / to have recovered, to be well
– kuvovasana : to converse, to talk, to speak to each other
– kuvovidila : to speak, to call, to call upon, to invoke, to call forth
– kuvovisa : to make talk
– kuvovulula : to repeat
– kuvua : to possess, to own, to hold
– kuvuaduka : to walk proudly, to have a haughty gait
– kuvuaka : to be gathered, to be concentrated, to be gathered / to be mingled, to be mixed
– kuvualangasa / kuvuadingisa : to make a mess, to scatter, to disperse, to create confusion
– kuvuama : to grow rich(er)/ to immerse oneself in water to swim, to dive in, to sink into
– kuvuamvula : to be caught in a net, to be caught in the trap / to take strongly
– kuvuanda / kufonga : to live, to reside, to sit (down)
– kuvuanganana : to keep hidden, to be poorly concealed / to escape in an unsafe place
– kuvuanga-vuanga : to remove, to renounce, to get rid of, to execute anything
– kuvuangidikisa : to confuse, to make a mess, to mix, to disperse, to throw jumble
– kuvuanzikisa : to get carried out without care / to damage, to deteriorate, to spoil, to do bad job
– kuvuanzuka : to be damaged, to be deteriorated, to be spoiled
– kuvuata : to clothe, to dress, to get dressed
– kuvuatalala : to be stocky, to be thick, to be ample / to be sunk deep into a pit
– kuvuatidika : to put in a pit, to put in the water
– kuvuatidila : to be imminent / to be close
– kuvuba : to soak, to dive, to immerse, to sink quickly / to baptize / to flee / to inject
– kuvudulua : to be free, to be rid of / to free oneself, to get rid of
– kuvudunga : to advance with difficulty in deep water or through thick grasses
– kuvueba : to dance
– kuvuemba : to bend, to tilt, to curve, to arch / to catch, to grab, to get hold of / to start, to get to
– kuvuemba : to bring to heel, to subdue, to tame, to calm down, to reassure, to slow down
– kuvuengumuna / kuvuenguna : to bite and detach a large piece
– kuvueta : to draw, to take at the bottom, to take with full hands, to take a lot / to amass
– kuvueta : to take with both hands
– kuvuetula : to collect, to accumulate
– kuvuetumuka : to be overwhelmed, to hang, to be suspended
– kuvueza / kuveza : to hate, to detest / to insult, to offend
– kuvufula : to light, to make fire
– kuvuidila : to procure in quantity, to be in abundance, to possess a lot
– kuvuika : to clothe, to dress, to make wear a garment
– kuvuilula : to overthrow, to knock down
– kuvuka : to add, to unite, to get together / to escape, to get free, to recover health
– kuvuka : to be spared, to be preserved, to be safe, to be safe from danger
– kuvukana : to gather together, to unite
– kuvukasa : to bring together, to put together, to gather, to collect, to assemble, to reunify
– kuvukisa : to save, to set free
– kuvukuka : to be distracted, to be entertained / to be busy / to flinch, to startle
– kuvukula : to miss / to distract, to entertain, to divert attention
– kuvukumuka : to be tempted, to be seduced / to fly away, to run away, to arise, to leave hastily
– kuvukumuka : to fly away, to bolt, to appear suddenly, to rush out
– kuvukumuna : to cause pain / to be in pain, to suffer / to flush out, to find
– kuvukumuna : to flush out, to drive out of hiding
– kuvukusa : to soften, to calm / to prevent
– kuvukuzuka : to be forced to do something before any other work, to be delayed by something
– kuvula : to undress, to take off clothes
– kuvulalala : to lighten up
– kuvulua : to listen
– kuvuluza : to (set) free, to release, to save, to rescue
– kuvuma : to be famous, to be honored, to be celebrated, to be in vogue, to prosper / to bloom
– kuvuma : to reign, to lay down the law
– kuvumba : to burn, to roast, to bake under the ashes
– kuvumba : to leak, to ooze, to drip / to run away, to flee, to escape
– kuvumbuka : to wake up, to awake, to get up, to straighten up, to stand up
– kuvumbuka : to be erect, to be up, to be standing
– kuvumbukisa : to make you wake up, to cause waking up / to help to straighten up or to get up
– kuvumbula : to put up, to erect, to right, to stand up, to lift, to sit up
– kuvumbula : to wake (up), to (a)waken, to stir up, to revive
– kuvumina : to respect, to venerate, to worship, to honour, to revere, to fear, to be afraid of
– kuvumisa : to threaten, to frighten, to intimidate, to terrify, to scare/alarm / to inspire respect
– kuvumuka : to change places, to move / to fly, to fly away / to go into convulsions
– kuvumvana : to be enemies, to quarrel / to wrinkle the forehead, to show one’s bad mood
– kuvumvuka : to be burned, to be browned, to be undercooked, to be poorly prepared
– kuvumvula : to burn, to brown / to burn imperfectly, to cook badly, to do something badly
– kuvumvula : to run away, to fly away, to escape quickly / to put aside, to get rid of, to give up
– kuvumvula : to grope, to go blindly / to walk, to wander, to prowl / to go astray, to get wrong
– kuvumvula : to go round in circles, to lose one’s way, to go astray
– kuvuna : to lie, to deceive, to cheat / to feign, to pretend to, to make a show of, to do hypocrisy
– kuvuna / kuyuna : to graze, to scrape
– kuvuna : to pull out with the roots / to pluck / to bark
– kuvunda : to rest / to be idle, to relax / to make a dull noise, to muffle a sound
– kuvunda : to stop growing, to stop developing
– kuvunda : to bind together, to join, to put together / to fold up, to tuck up
– kuvundakania : to dilate, to distend, to expand
– kuvundanena / kuvundena : to dig, to pick the earth around a plant
– kuvundidika / kuvundika : to eat with a good appetite, to eat heartily, to eat a lot
– kuvundika : to make soft / to eat with a good appetite, to eat heartily, to eat a lot
– kuvundisa : to make rest / to constipate, to make swell
– kuvundubula : to quarrel / to be tall in proportion to one’s age
– kuvunduka : to inflate, to get up, to straighten up / to be soaked
– kuvundumuka : to get up abruptly, to get out of the woods
– kuvundumuka : to swell, to become fatter / to fall above, to fall on
– kuvundumuna : to find, to discover / to lay bare, to expose, to reveal, to bring out, to flush out
– kuvundumuna : to recall, to bring back, to evoke again, to resuscitate, to awaken suddenly
– kuvunga : to feed, to pasture, to lead to graze, to guard the cattle / to writhe in pain / to burn
– kuvunga : to be bad, to be wicked / to sin, to do evil, to feel dishonored, to be ashamed
– kuvungia : to betray
– kuvungila : to cover, to dress / to wrap up
– kuvunguka : to set aside, to move aside, to make way, to get out of the way
– kuvungula : to watch over, to lead / to set aside, to divert, to direct out of the way
– kuvungula : to feed cattle, to lead a flock, to guide a spiritual community
– kuvungula : to walk with legs apart / to visit a sick person, to inquire about their health
– kuvungumuka : to be turned away, to be set aside, to be put out of the way / to be buried
– kuvungumuna : to chase towards, to push towards, to move towards, to direct towards
– kuvungunika : to stand on end, to bristle
– kuvunia : to smile, to give a faint smile, to smile faintly
– kuvunuka : to be peeled, to be barked, to be skinned, to be stripped, to be unveiled/revealed
– kuvunza : to stop, to leave, to abandon, to renounce / to cross out
– kuvunza : to interrupt, to suspend / to prevent, to obstruct / to postpone to another day
– kuvunzika : to distract, to divert
– kuvunzikisa : to make it cloudy
– kuvunzisa : to cause a stop, to stop, to cause an interruption, to make cease, to make it put off
– kuvunzuka : to be polluted, to be scrambled
– kuvusia : to waste, to dissipate
– kuvusuna : to tear off the crust, to make drop a crust
– kuvuta / kuvoluta : se gratter, se frotter, s’écorcher
– kuvutakana / kuvutangana : to go back
– kuvutana : to be cloudy
– kuvutuba : to drink
– kuvutuka : to come back, to return, to go again / to withdraw / to be revived, to be revived
– kuvutukila : to start again, to begin again, to do again, to repeat an offence
– kuvutula : to send back, to return, to answer, to retort, to restore, to bring back, to reimburse
– kuvuva : to be calm, to be quiet, to be silent / to be safe / to soften, to evaporate, to dissipate
– kuvuvalala : to be full, to be satisfied, to be overloaded, to be filled / to be quiet, to be silent
– kuvuvama : to calm down, to stop worrying, to be pacified
– kuvuvila : to drink or eat quickly, greedily, gluttonously
– kuvuvisa : to calm, to reassure, to pacify
– kuvuvudisa : to mislead
– kuvuvuka : to be despised, to be dishonoured, to be misled
– kuvuvumuka : to launch oneself abruptly against
– kuvuvumuka : to calm down, to stop worrying
– kuvuyama : to be thrown away, to be set aside, to be rejected, to be neglected
– kuvuyika : to throw carelessly, to throw without care
– kuvuza : to soften, to calm down, to be silent / to be calm, to be quiet, to be silent
– kuvuza : to uproot, to pull up, to lift, to root out, to eradicate
– kuvuzuna :to root out, to eradicate, to dismantle, to kick out
