"futa" meaning in Lingala

See futa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: -futa [canonical], kofuta [infinitive]
Etymology: Borrowed from Kongo -futa. Etymology templates: {{etymon|ln|:bor|kg:futa}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Bantu", "term" : "*-pùt-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "bnt-pro" } ], "keyword" : "root", "is_invisible" : "all" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Bantu", "term" : "*-pùta", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "bnt-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Kongo", "term" : "futa", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "kg" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Lingala", "term" : "futa", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ln" }" data-lang="ln" data-title="futa">, {{bor+|ln|kg|futa<alt:-futa>}} Borrowed from Kongo -futa Head templates: {{ln-verb}} -futa (infinitive kofuta)
  1. to pay
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