| verb | meaning | |
| ku-piga | to beat | active |
| ku-pigwa | to be beaten | passive |
| ku-pigia | to beat for | prepositional |
| ku-pigiwa | to be beaten for | passive prepositional |
| ku-pigana | to beat one another | reciprocal |
| ku-piganiwa | to be fought for/over | reciprocal-passive-prepositional |
| ku-pigika | to be in a beatable state | stative |
| ku-pigisha | to cause to beat | causative |
| ku-piganisha | to cause to beat one another | reciprocal causative |
| ku-piganika | to be in a fightable state | reciprocal stative |
| verb | meaning | |
| ku-jibu | to answer | active |
| ku-jibiwa | to be answered | passive |
| ku-jibia | to answer to/for | prepositional |
| ku-jibiliwa | to be answered for | passive prepositional |
| ku-jibiana | to answer one another | reciprocal |
| ku-jibika | to be answerable | stative |
| ku-jibiza | to cause to answer | causative |
| ku-jibizana | to cause to answer one another | reciprocal causative |
| ku-jibikana | to be answerable to one another | reciprocal stative |
| verb | meaning | |
| ku-la | to eat | active |
| ku-liwa | to be eaten | passive |
| ku-lia | to eat for | prepositional |
| ku-liwia | to be eaten for | passive prepositional |
| ku-lana | to eat one another | reciprocal |
| ku-lika | to be edible | stative |
| ku-lisha | to cause to eat (to feed) | causative |
| ku-lishana | to feed one another | reciprocal causative |
| ku-likana | to be edible to one another | reciprocal stative |
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