Verb transitive and intensive

MEANING 1

To itch, irritate, smart.

Example of use

1.     Icilonda cilebaba, MEANING: The sore is itching.

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MEANING 2

To singe, as fowl, etc.; to roast; to do poker work

Example of use

Chilufya, babaimbalala, MEANING: Chilufya roast thegroundnuts.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

-Babula.

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

DERIVATIVE: –kabafi.

COMPARE: –cibabe.

PASSIVE: –babwa.

Example of use

Nababwa umubili onse, MEANING: He or she is feeling the itch the whole body.

FIGURATIVE SPEECH

Akebo kalababa,

MEANING: When you have something on your mind, you are longing to talk about it.

Chanda ku Chingola aikelekofye imyaka itatu, kwababa, aya ku Luanshya, MEANING: Chanda stayed three years in Chingola, became restless, and he went to settle in Luanshya.