aku…
Prefix.
MEANING 1.
With the verb –aba expreses a condition, if (conditional mood or imperfect tenses).
Example of use
Akuba ni we aubapo nga alipusuka ulya muntu, MEANING: if you had been there that man would have been saved.
MEANING 2
Prefix, expressing an order(imperative mood).
Example of use
1.Akuya, MEANING You go!
2. Icuni camweba aciti: “Akunsungilako amani,” MEANING: The bird said to him: “Take care of my eggs.”
U becomes w before a, e, and i.
Example of use
1. Mwape, akwanka umupila, MEANING: Mwape, catch the ball.
2. Chilufya, akwingilamo bucebuce MEANING: Chilufya, go inside slowly.
U drops off before o.
Example of use
Mwango,akonsha umwana, MEANING: Mwango, give the breast to the child.
U coalesces with u.
Example of use