Verb Intransitive

MEANING

to limp badly, struggle along.

Example of use

ba mama baciya bale sunkutika ku cifwani, MEANING: grandmother was limping badly on her way to the field.

SYNONYM

sunkutisha.

MEANING 2

to be determined and resilient.

Example of use

ala lwaku sunkutika pakufwaya ukulya, MEANING: it  is a big struggle to put food on the table.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRASTS

cucutika, shipikisha

 

OTHERRELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

APPLICATIVE: sunkutikila.

sunkutika nga ulye, MEANING: You must struggle in order to eat.