Verb intransitive

MEANING 1

To trudge or toil along, as when sick or exhausted.

Example of use

Pakufuma kucipatala, Kapembwa alebalakata pa kwenda, MEANING:  When coming from the hospital, Kapembwa was just toiling along.

MEANING 2

To struggle, stagger, flutter, when brought down or wounded.

Example of use

Nga akolwa, Musenge alabakata, MEANING:  When he is drunk, Musenge staggers.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

-Fulukuta.