Verb Intransitive

MEANING
To cling to, to stick close, as for protection.

Example of use
We mulanda uli no kupambatila ku mfumu, MEANING: A poor man must cling to a chief.

Ifya mpali alekelesha mukolo, apambatila muli ulya mwaice, MEANING: A polygamist is heedless of his first wife, and has affection only for the young one.

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES
Synonym: -kambatila.

FIGURATIVE SPEECH/IDIOMS
Nil.

PROVERBS
Nil.