Verb Transitive / Verb Intransitive

MEANING 1
To hit, to strike.

Example of use
Nkakupama, MEANING: I will hit you.
Aipama ku mabwe, MEANING: He hit himself on a stone, or he fell on stones.

MEANING 2
To strike with a hammer.

MEANING 3
To remove slabs of bark from a tree for mole traps.

MEANING 4
To cut off the end of a gourd.

MEANING 5
To sing praises of a chief or companion while dancing or marching.

MEANING 6 (Verb Intransitive)
To be bold, fearless, brazen, daring.

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES
Confer -kamuka.
Passive: -pamwa (paminwe).
Applicative: -pamina.

FIGURATIVE SPEECH/IDIOMS
Umu pama pamo utule ng'oma, MEANING, Striking the drum of same spot can break it, Relentlessness or persistence can help to solve a problem.

PROVERBS
Nil.