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kofingela
ko-fi-NGE-la
to curse out (targeted)
French: insulter (cibler quelqu un)
Afingeli ngai liboso ya bato.
He cursed me out explicitly in front of people.
Il m'a insulte publiquement devant tout le monde.
Kofingela — APPLICATIVE form of kofinga (#305 to insult). Marks the verbal abuse as directed at a specific person. The -el- applicative suffix focuses the action on a recipient.
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