Verb intransitive

MEANING 1

Applicative of nwa

Example of use

1 Kasabe amabuula yakunwenako umusunga MEANING: Fetch some leaves to drink the gruel with

2 Ndawa ya kunwena mu meenshi or yakunwena kumo na ameenshi, MEANING: A remedy to be taken with water.

MEANING  2

To drown

Example of use

Anwena mu Chambeshi MEANING: He has drowned in the Chambeshi River

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

REFLEXIVE: Inwena, USED IN ‘ainwena amani yakwe, literal translation: He drank his eggs Meaning : He killed his own children.

FIGURATIVE SPEECH/IDOMS/PHRASES/COLLO QUIAL USE/ EXPRESSION

Kaluba amunwena ameeshi, MEANING: Kaluba went through the kupyana ceremony for him.