Verb Intransitive.

MEANING

to doze, to slumber, to be sleepy.

Example of use

wendafye uwashipula, MEANING: you are always dozing (you are a lazy fellow).

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

sepula.

MEANING 2

to be kept waiting, or to wait for a long time.

Example of use

twali tuleshipula, twali tuleshipula, twasuka twatendwa, MEANING: we waited and waited, and we finally got tired of waiting.

MEANING 3

to bend, to be weighed down.

Example of use

amasaka yalimine Chanda mu bukula yashipula fye, MEANING: the sorghum Chanda cultivated in his garden is weighed down.

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

APPLICATIVE: shipwila.