Verb transitive intensive of –bansa.

MEANING

To take a lot of food often from the grain bin. This expresses discontent.

Example of use

Nababansaula male, MEANING:  They have taken a lot of millet from the grain bin.

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

PASSIVE: –Bansaulwa

APPLICATIVE: –Bansawila

Example of use

Umukashi wandi talembela, abansawilafye filyo MEANING:  My wife is not thrifty; she just empties my grain bin.