Verb Intransitive

MEANING

to remain speechless, nonplussed.

Example of use

ekelefye uwasokopala, MEANING: he remained speechless, dumbfounded.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

kutumana, sukupala.

MEANING 2

to be numbed with cold(ku mpepo) or with fear (ku mwenso).

Example of use

nasokopala ku mpeepo, MEANING: he/she is numbed with cold.

MEANING 3

to feel sick, ill at ease.

Example of use

Bwalya umubili wakwe tausansamwike. Alifye uwasokopala, MEANING: walya is not feeling well, she is ill at ease.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

tutubala.

MEANING 4

to be straight up (not creeping on the ground, like groundnut runners), hence,to be rather unproductive.

Example of use

imbalala shasokopala;shaingilafye musongo umo umo, MEANING: the groundnuts are straight up, they do not creep, only a few will yield.

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

APPLICATIVE: sokopalila.