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Re: [katanda] matemba

BestATN@hidden.email wrote:
> 
> Rick,
> Can "matemba" be glossed as "receive", as in the following example:
> 
> Matemba Kajobyo nango
> John received the boat.
> 

Computer translation:

    Matemba Kajobyo nango
    = John was given the boat.

The passive is the closest you can get in English (that I know of).


Regards,

Rick Morneau
http://www.srv.net/~ram
http://www.eskimo.com/~ram