velá- (transitive verb), imperfective veláram: to ignite, burn, set fire to (something).
yattáyer máca velá-m mbÃrandúninut
eyes.SOC they ignite.PERF-TRANS hill.SUPERESS.DEF
“they seem to have started a fire up on the hill”
Although the verb veláram is transitive, it can also be used without an overt direct object, simply implying that the making of a fire has occurred.