~ko bwara suppose, believe, think (that) / hope (that)

Part of Speech	construction
Phonetic Form	(i·)ko ᵐbʷara
Morphology	~ko + bwara ‘perhaps’

1. • suppose, believe, think (that)

   Literally	say~think that perhaps
   (Part of) Synonym (for)	~ko

   • • Example 1209:
       

       Ni-punuo ñi tae, ni-ko bara okor 'naka.

       I didn't steal (the knife), I thought it was mine.

     • Example 1210:
       

       Ni-ko bwara a-mene pe u-e none ponu.

       I thought you were tired of eating that food.

     • Example 1211:
       

       Li-madau li-ko bwara kape le-ka le-loko dapa.

       They were afraid [thinking] that they would be kidnapped.

2. • hope (that)

   Sense Comment	rare
   (Part of) Synonym (for)	~vodo

   • • Example 1212:
       

       Li-ko bwara moro waini kape u-tabo u-vagasi dapa.

       They hope that one day you'll visit them again.

Related entries

• See also:
  • bwara particle introducing conjecture and doubt: perhaps, probably; I believe, I guess / about, roughly
  • ~ko¹ say ‹s.th.›, declare. Introduces direct reported speech / call s.th. ‹so and so› / tell s.o. to do s.th.; order, suggest that / think, believe (that) / want to, be about to