Ndali Verb List
| abound | kukelwa |
| abstain | kwijima |
| abuse | kutuka |
| abuse | kutuka |
| act | kubomba |
| add up | -onganya |
| alter; change | kusanuka |
| answer | kuamula |
| answer a call | kuitika |
| apply by stretching; spread ov | kubamba |
| arrange; put in order | kutengania |
| arrange; put right; repair | kutendekesha |
| arrive | kufika; kutwela |
| ask for | kusuma |
| assemble; collect | kubungania |
| avoid | kusenda |
| bask (in the sun); warm onesel | -otela; -ota |
| bathe | -oga |
| be adjacent; border | kupakana |
| be afraid | -ogopa |
| bear child | kupapa |
| beat | kukoma |
| be born | kupapigwa |
| become bad; rotten | kubola |
| become burnt | kulungula |
| become cheerful | kusasamuka |
| become cool; get well | kupola |
| become full | -isula |
| become jammed | kukwama |
| become lean; grow thin | kuganda |
| become long | kukula |
| become round | kubulunga |
| befit; suit | kwenela |
| be fully developed | kugoma |
| be fully grown | kugoma |
| be gathered; be assembled | kubungana |
| be high (of meat) | kufunda |
| be ill; groan | kubina |
| be lame | kusendukila |
| be leaning | kumanyila |
| be left over; remain over | kulema; kushala |
| be listless | kuba kabibi |
| be loose; faint; weak | kulegela |
| be mutilated | kulemala |
| bend | -inama |
| bend; twist | kupindana |
| be owed by | kukopwa |
| be pleased | kuhoboka; kusekela |
| be pregnant | kuba mulufukwe; ichifub# |
| be properly flavoured | kukola |
| be quiet | kumyeka; kuba mye |
| be round | kubulungana |
| be settled; be in good order | kutengana |
| be sharp | chugi |
| be shriveled; wrinkled | kutungana |
| be spread abroad; become gener | kufumuka |
| be spread out | kusambana |
| be stunted; spoilt | kutula |
| bewitch | kuloga |
| bite | kuluma |
| blow away | kupepeluka |
| blow on; blow up | kuputa; kwifwila |
| boast; brag; praise oneself | kwitufya |
| boil | ku-anga; ku-aja |
| boil up | kujabuka |
| bore a hole | kusotola |
| borrow | kukopa |
| break; snap | kuposola |
| break wind | kunia |
| break wind | kunia; kufyujula |
| breathe; rest | kutuja |
| bring; fetch | -ega; kuleta |
| bring to light | kufumya (pabwelu) |
| bring up (a child) | kusunga; kukusha; kulela |
| build | kusenga |
| burn | -aka |
| bury | kushila |
| buy | kugula |
| call | ku-itisha |
| carry | kupimba |
| carry | kupimba |
| carry a child on the back (in | kupapa |
| carry astride on the hip | kupapa |
| catch unawares; startle | ku-agania |
| chase (away) | kukisha |
| choose | kusala |
| climb; ascend | kukwela |
| close | kushipuka; kushombela |
| close (eyes; mouth) | kushishila [eyes]; kufumba [mouth] |
| clothe | kukwatisha; kufwika |
| coagulate | kulula |
| cohabit | kushimila |
| come | -isa |
| come on suddenly; take in the | kuagania |
| come to an end | kushila |
| construct; put together | kusenga |
| cook | kupija |
| cook in water or fat | kupija |
| cool; cure; heal | kuposha |
| copy a pattern | -egela |
| cough | kukola; kosomola |
| count | kubala |
| cover (up) | kufunika; kukupikila |
| crawl; creep | kwafula |
| cross (a river) | kuloboka |
| crumple | kutunganya |
| crush by pounding; pulverise | kupula |
| cry; wail | kukuta |
| cultivate | kulima |
| cut | kutumla; kuposola; kukeke# |
| cut firewood | kukoma ingu |
| cut; lop | kushegania |
| cut to shape; sharpen to a poi | kusongola |
| dance | kulebela; kumoga |
| dawn | kubuche |
| decorate | kulemba |
| defecate | kunya |
| deny | kukana |
| destroy; spoil | kukomania |
| die | kufwa |
| die | kufwa |
| dig | kutipa |
| dig up; dig out | kufukula; kushula |
| diminish; grow less | kupunguka |
| dip | kusasila [food]; kuloba |
| divide | kujaba |
| do | kubomba |
| do; complete; finish | kumala; kumalisha |
| draw (water from well) | kusemba |
| dream | kulota |
| drink | kung'wa |
| drop; throw down | kugwisha |
| dry up; become dry | -uma |
| dry up; ebb | kupwa |
| dwell | -ikala |
| eat | kulya |
| embrace | -ofwa; kumbatila |
| escape; recover | kupona |
| examine; measure; test | kupima; kugela |
| exercise; drive out a devil | kufumya imipepo |
| explain | kulingania |
| fade; disappear | kusoba; kuchuja [fade] |
| faint; lose consciousness | kushilika |
| fall | kugwa |
| fan; wave | kupepa |
| ferment; turn sour | kulula |
| fight | kulwa |
| fill | -isusha |
| filter; strain | kusuja |
| fish | kuloba; kukuka |
| fish up; pull out | -ipula |
| flap the wings wildly; flutter | kupapata |
| fly | kupuluka [birds] |
| follow | kukonga |
| follow (in order) | kubamba |
| forge | kuponda |
| forget | -ibwa |
| fry | kukalanga |
| gather (flowers; fruit) | -apa |
| get accustomed | -isubila |
| get fat (of animals) | kukula; kunona |
| get intoxicated | kugala |
| get lost | kusoba |
| get; obtain | ku-aga |
| get wet | kutima; kuloba |
| give | kupa |
| give away (present) | kupa |
| give birth to a child | kupapa |
| give in marriage (of parents; | -egesania |
| give leave; send away | kunyatusha; kufumya |
| give light to | kumulika |
| give out smoke | kufuka |
| glide; trickle | kutonya |
| go back; return | kugaluka |
| go in; come in | -ingila |
| go out; go away | kufuma |
| go round; turn round | kushungula |
| grasp; hold in arm | -ikata |
| grate | kung'wala |
| grind coarsely | kusha |
| grind (grain with a millstone) | kusha |
| grow (of plants) | kukula; kumela |
| grow up; get large; become gre | kukula |
| grunt; grumble | kubuna |
| guide aright | kulongosha |
| hang in mid-air | kwikola |
| hate; detest | kubenga |
| have enough to eat or drink; b | -ikuta |
| have sexual intercourse with | kuniola; kugona |
| heap up; ready; set on fire | kukosha; -ifwila |
| hear | kupulika |
| hem; make a border | kulesania |
| hide | kufisa |
| hit with a hammer | kuhoma |
| hold; arrest | kukola; kwikata |
| hollow out | kufukula; kukumba |
| honor | -imika |
| hunt | kubinga; kufwima |
| imitate | kugesha |
| incite | kusonga |
| increase | -ongela |
| increase; make greater | -ongela; -kula |
| itch | kunyegela; kubaba |
| judge | kulonga |
| jump; leap | kunyela |
| keep livestock | kufuga |
| kill | kugoga |
| knead | kukanda |
| kneel | kufugama |
| know | kumanya |
| laugh | kuseka |
| lay over on one side | kuinika |
| leak; ooze out | kutonya |
| lean; bend down; slope | kwinama |
| lean on; rely on | kusubila |
| learn | kumanyila |
| leave; go away | kunyatuka |
| leave (off) | kuleka |
| leave over | kulemya; kushasha |
| lend; borrow | kuashima |
| lick | kumyanda |
| lie down | kupama |
| lie on one's back | ku-angalama |
| lift up; pick up | kwinula |
| listen | kupulikisha |
| look after; care for | kusunga; kulela |
| look after grazing cattle; | kulisha [cattle]; kubinia; kusunga; kutula |
| look at; examine | kutesha; kwinyesha |
| look for; hand around (to get | kulonda |
| look round | kutesha |
| love; want | kugana [love]; kulonda [want] |
| make offerings to the dead | kutambika |
| make straight | kugolosha |
| marry (of man) | -ega |
| match; harmonise | kugelesha |
| meet | kukomana |
| melt | enguka |
| mix (ingredients) | kulunga |
| mix; put together | -ongan'ya |
| mould (pottery) | kubumba |
| move away; migrate | kusama |
| obstruct | kupinga |
| open | -igula |
| open (=set ajar) a door | -igula; penula |
| open the mouth wide | -asama |
| order; direct | kulagisha [order]; kulongosha |
| overcome; win; vanquish | kupota; kutola |
| pack | kutengania |
| pack; press together | kufinyania |
| palpitate | kupapa |
| pass; surpass | kukinda |
| pay | kulipa; kuhomba |
| pay attention; take care | kutesha |
| peel; shell | -uba; kunenya |
| penetrate | -ingila |
| pile up; pile loads on head | kukatisania |
| pinch; make narrow | kutota |
| place; put | kubika |
| plait | kuluka |
| plant; sow | kubyala |
| please; satisfy | kusekesha; kuhobosha |
| plunder (a town) | kupota |
| plunge into; cause to sink | kubukila |
| poke | fwilisha |
| polish | kushingula [with earth] |
| pound (grain in a mortar to ge | kupula |
| pour | kupula |
| pour away | kutaga; kukupula |
| prepare | kutendekesha |
| press out (oil seed; sugar can | kukama |
| pronounce | kujuga |
| protect by charm | kushinga |
| protect by charms | kushinga |
| pull | kugusa |
| pull; drag | kugusa |
| pull up; come to a halt | -ima |
| pull up; root up | -ipa |
| push | kusungila; kuguta |
| put a pot on the fire | kuteleka |
| put forth; produce; display | kulangisha |
| put out; be prominent | kufuma |
| put; place; set | kubika |
| put to death | kugoga |
| put together; compose | kutunga |
| put together for comparison | kugelesha; kubambika |
| quarrel | -kulwa |
| quench; extinguish | shimya |
| rain | fula |
| ramble | kututumuka |
| read | kubala |
| reap | kufuna; -inula |
| receive | kupokela |
| refuse; say no | kukana; kushita |
| reject; refuse | kukana; kushita |
| remain; stay | kulema; kushala |
| remain; stay behind | kulema; kushala |
| remember | kumbuka |
| resemble | kugelela |
| resemble | kugelela |
| resemble (very closely) | kugelela |
| rest heavily on; be burdensome | kulemela |
| rest; take a holiday | kutusha |
| rest the cheek on the hand (in | kwikata akasajo |
| return | kugaluka |
| revive | kushuka |
| ripen | kutona |
| ripen | kutona |
| roar; rumble | kukula |
| roast | -ocha |
| roast | -ocha |
| rub | kuguso |
| run | kukinda |
| satisfy | kuhobosha |
| say to; tell to | kubula |
| scrape | kokota |
| scrape; graze | kupalula |
| scratch; grate | kwisuba |
| search diligently | ku-eja |
| search for | kulonda |
| see | -bona; kutesha |
| seize | kukola; kwikata |
| sell | kugulisha |
| send | kutuma |
| separate; leave each other | kulekana |
| separate; set apart | kulekania |
| set a trap | kutega |
| set (of the sun) | kukila |
| set out to dry | -anika |
| set up; appoint | kusala |
| sew | kusona |
| sew | kusona |
| sharpen | kupyasha |
| shave | kumwa |
| shiver | kutetema |
| shiver; shudder | kutetema |
| shout | kujwega |
| sift | kusegesa |
| sing | kuimba |
| singe | kulungusha |
| sink | kubukila |
| sink; be drowned | kubukila |
| sit | -ikala |
| slander | kubulila |
| slap | kupata |
| slash | kutema |
| slaughter | kugoga |
| sleep | kupitila; kugona |
| slip; be slippery | kutyelemuka |
| smell (bad) | kunuka kabibi |
| smell out; sniff | kunusha |
| smell (sweet) | kunuka akisa | bukomu |
| sneeze | kutyemula |
| snore; snort | kugona ingono |
| speak | kujuga |
| spend time | kuangala |
| spit | kufwila | kutema matye |
| split; crack | kulanda [wall; pot] |
| spoil | kukomania |
| spoil; blind | kupofula |
| sprain the ankle | kuteguka |
| spread | kutenga |
| spread; scatter | kusambania |
| spread; smear on | kupaka |
| spy out | kupelelesha |
| squat (on the haunches) | kunyonyotela |
| squeeze; milk | kukama; -ongesha |
| squeeze out | kukama; kukamula |
| stack; pile up | kubungania |
| stand | kwima |
| stare; glare | kugasama |
| startle; jerk | kunyomosha |
| start off; send away | kutisha |
| steal | -iba |
| step over | kukila |
| stir | kukologa |
| stir; mix by stirring | kologa |
| stop up; fill a hole | kushiba |
| store up; collect | kubunganya [collect]; kusengula |
| stretch oneself | kwigolola |
| strike; knock | kuhoma |
| strike with a spear | kulasa |
| strip off (e.g. grains of corn | kupula |
| strut proudly | kupongomoka |
| stumble | kwikoma |
| stutter | kuatatika |
| suck | kufipa; -onga |
| suck (the breast) | -onga |
| surround | kushungulila |
| swallow | kumila |
| swear | kuchalika; kujiga |
| sweep | kupyagila |
| sweep up; collect in a heap (r | kupyagila; kubungila |
| swell | isula |
| take a walk | kujata |
| take; carry | -ega |
| take in (from rain) | kuanula |
| take leave of | kulaga |
| take off (clothes) | kufula |
| take the skin off; bruise | kujula |
| take up a heavy load | kutwika |
| tangle | kutaba; kuteka |
| taste | kugonja |
| teach; instruct | kumanyisha |
| think; imagine | kwinogona |
| threaten | -ogofya |
| thrust into | kulasa |
| tie (=fasten) | kupinya |
| tie up | kupinya |
| travel | kuchula; kugenda isila |
| tremble; shake | kutetema |
| trickle away | kusulula; kutonya |
| try | kugela |
| turn round | kusamika |
| turn round; change | kusanuka |
| turn upside down; turn over | kusanusha |
| twist | kupota |
| twist | kusokota; kupota |
| uncover; reveal | kufunula |
| urinate | kutunda |
| use | kubombela |
| vomit | kutapika; kuteke |
| want; need; wish | kulonda |
| wash | kusuka |
| wash (clothes) | kusuka |
| wash oneself (after evacuating | -isuka |
| wash; take a bath | kwoga |
| wave; let off a trap; remove a | kutegula |
| wear | kukwata; kufwala |
| weave; knit | kuluka |
| wind up (thread) | kunienga ubwusi |
| winnow | kupeta |
| wipe | kupuputa |
| withhold from | kwima |
| wrap up | kunyenga |
| wring | kukama |
| yawn | kuajula |
Source: http://www.cbold.ddl.ish-lyon.cnrs.fr/
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