Transitive and intransitive verbs in Luchazi

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Transitive verbs in Luchazi

Transitive verbs are action verbs that require a direct object to complete their meaning. The direct object is the noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb, without an object, the sentence feels incomplete. In Luchazi, transitive verbs ending in 'ola', 'ona', 'ula' and 'una' have been noted.

Transitive verbs ending in 'ola'

Here is a list of examples of transitive verbs ending in 'ola':

  1. Holomola = pour down (of liquid or tears); shed off; take down.
  2. Hotola = make sharp; sharpen.
  3. Kondola = finish up.
  4. Lolovola = flick.
  5. Lohola  = fall or become weak.
  6. Lovola = circumcise.
  7. Olola = stretch.
  8. Ongolola = turn aside (especially a path or road).
  9. Ovola = save; free.
  10. Pokola = break.
  11. Popolola = revile; belittle.
  12. Pongolola = go down.
  13. Solola = reveal.
  14. Sondolola = move away.
  15. Sosolola = drive back; turn back; go back.
  16. Tokolola = gird up; stand up straight.
  17. Tsokovola = pluck off.
  18. Zombolola = manifest; reveal; emerge; appear; materialize; become visible; spring forth.
And many more, but just to mention a few.

Transitive verbs ending in 'ona'

  1. Holomona = take off; remove clothing from one's or another's body; pour down.
  2. Homona = make sharp; sharpen.
  3. Saniona = tear.
  4. Songonona = sprain.
  5. Tongonona 
  6. Totomona = shake off dust; dust off.

Transitive verbs ending in 'ula'

  1. Adula = look up.
  2. Alulula = alter; change.
  3. Futula = turn backward.
  4. Hembula = breath forcefully through the nostrils; to blow or breath on balefully or perniciously.
  5. Hiatula = flash (light).
  6. Himpula = transform; change.
  7. Hitula = pick (someone or item) along the way.
  8. Hungulula = gathering (of farm produce).
  9. Ungulula = gathering of farm produce in storage facilities.
  10. Huvulula = go down (in liquid level).
  11. Katula = raise up.
  12. Ku-lahula
  13. Kupula = sweep over; (of liquid or gas) to move over and cover somebody/something with great speed and force.
  14. Lundulula = meaning.
  15. Pakula = cut down (of trees).
  16. Patula = saved; rescued; delivered; loosened; set free.
  17. Pekula = fan; winnow; blow (of the wind).
  18. Petula = seal.
  19. Pilula = fire a gun; set off a trap.
  20. Pilungula = change direction.
  21. Pitula = come out; escape.
  22. Pikula = pervert; lead astray; divert.
  23. Pukula = tooth loss.
  24. Pululula = fly.
  25. Pupulula = utter.
  26. Sahula = disgrace.
  27. Sampula = jerk.
  28. Sihula = cave in; collapse; disintegrate; breakdown.
  29. Sulula = bring down.
  30. Tangula
  31. Tavula = split.
  32. Tsakula = take out.
  33. Tsekula = come out; loosen.
  34. Tepulula = go down (in liquid level).
  35. Tukula = uproot.
  36. Tungumula 
  37. Niangumula 
  38. Vatula = snap.
  39. Vundula = divide.
  40. Zikula = open up.
  41. Zalula = to make mad.
  42. Zilula = cancel; frustrate.
  43. Zitula = untie; loosen.
  44. Zukula = dump.
  45. Zundula = lift.
  46. Zavula = ferry across.

Transitive verbs ending in 'una'

  1. Andumuna = roll back.
  2. Hangununa = separate.
  3. Hengumuna = lift up to expose or uncover or unveil.
  4. Hungumuna = drift.
  5. Kasumuna = astonish.
  6. Kutununa = untie; undo.
  7. Lakumuna = slaughter; beat off.
  8. Lalumuna = dust off.
  9. Lumbununa = analyze; explain.
  10. Lundumuna = disintegrate; fall; embarrass; chase away.
  11. Niekumuna = stoop.
  12. Nikumuna = quiver; vibrate.
  13. Pandzununa = bulge; swell out.
  14. Pekumuna = blow away (of the wind).
  15. Pusununa = release (someone) from one's grasp; unhand.
  16. Sangununa = melt.
  17. Sangumuna = provoke.
  18. Sendumuna  = mock.
  19. Sempununa = open up.
  20. Sevununa = stole away unaware.
  21. Sindumuna = push; roll over.
  22. Sumuna = wean.
  23. Sungumuna = turn aside; desert.
  24. Tsakununa = dislodge; pluck out.
  25. Tutumuna
  26. Vulumuna = offend; hurt.
  27. Zandumuna = spread out (as in a sheet).

Intransitive verbs in Luchazi

Intransitive verbs are action verbs that do not require a direct object to complete their meaning. They express a complete action without transferring the action to an object. The transitive verbs in most cases can be changed to intransitive verbs by changing the the letter l or n to k. Here is the list of examples of intransitive verbs in Luchazi:

  1. Holomoka = pour down; shed off; take down.
  2. Kondoka = finished.
  3. Lovoka = circumcised.
  4. Noloka = stretched.
  5. Novoka = saved; freed.
  6. Oloka = stretched.
  7. Ongoloka = turn aside (especially a path or road).
  8. Ovoka = saved; freed.
  9. Pokoka = broken.
  10. Pongoloka = go down.
  11. Sengunuka = disjoint; out of joint.
  12. Soloka = revealed.
  13. Sondoloka = move away.
  14. Sosoloka = go back; turn back; drive back.
  15. Volomoka = carried headlong.
  16. Zomboloka = manifested; revealed; emerged; appeared; materialized; became visible; spring forth.
  17. Holomuoka
  18. Sanioka = tear.
  19. Simpitika = encouraged; to be inspired with courage, spirit or hope.
  20. Songonoka = sprained.
  21. Tongonoka
  22. Aluluka = altered; changed.
  23. Fufuluka = break afresh (due growth of solid tubercles in the skin).
  24. Futuluka = turn backward.
  25. Fuembuka = snorting.
  26. Hiatuka = to flash (light).
  27. Hitika = give over or pas over along the way.
  28. Huvuluka = go down (in liquid level).
  29. Papumuka = shaken out.
  30. Pikuka = perverted; diverted.
  31. Piluka = fire a gun; set off a trap.
  32. Pilunguka = change direction.
  33. Pituka = come out; escaped.
  34. Pukuka = tooth loss.
  35. Pululuka = fly away.
  36. Pupuluka = uttered.
  37. Sahuka = disgraced.
  38. Sampuka = jerk.
  39. Sihuka = cave in; collapsed; disintegrated; fall to pieces.
  40. Suluka = come down.
  41. Tutumuka
  42. Tanguka 
  43. Tavuka = split.
  44. Tepuluka = go down (in liquid level).
  45. Tsekuka = come out; become loose.
  46. Tukuka = uprooted.
  47. Tungumuka 
  48. Niangumuka 
  49. Vatuka = snapped.
  50. Zaluka = run mad.
  51. Zandumuka = spread out (as in a sheet).
  52. Zikuka = opened up.
  53. Ziluka = frustrated.
  54. Zituka = untied; loosened.
  55. Zukuka = dumped.
  56. Zunduka = lifted.
  57. Zavuka = cross.
  58. Andumuka = rolled back.
  59. Hangunuka = separated
  60. Hungumuka = drifted.
  61. Kasumuka = astonished 
  62. Kutunuka = untied; undone.
  63. Lakumuka = slaughtered.
  64. Lalumuka = dusted off.
  65. Lumbunuka = analyzed; explained.
  66. Lundumuka = fall; embarrassed; chased away.
  67. Lunduluka = meant; meaning.
  68. Niekumuka = stooped.
  69. Nikumuka = quivered; vibrated.
  70. Pandzunuka = bulged; swelled.
  71. Pekuka = thresh out; blow away.
  72. Pekumuka = blow away.
  73. Pusunuka = unhanded; to release (someone) from one's grasp.
  74. Sanguka = turned out.
  75. Sangunuka = melted.
  76. Sangumuka = provoked.
  77. Sendumuka 
  78. Sempunuka 
  79. Sevunuka = stole away unaware.
  80. Sindumuka = push; roll over.
  81. Sumuka = weaned.
  82. Sungumuka = turn aside; desert.
  83. Tsakunuka = dislodged; plucked out.
  84. Vulumuka = offended; hurt.

A blogger and creative thinker from the Nama clan of the Luchazi people; born from his mother with the lightning bolt. Went to school of life with the alligator and learnt the lessons of the crocodile. He is passionate about his culture and takes every chance to document traditions, customs, culture of the Luchazi people. His great grandfather, Muyemba, from the Nama clan came in with thunder and got out with thunder. And his great grandmother, Mpulu, from the Chungu clan was conceived in the clouds with thunder.

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