Verb transitive

MEANING

To herd.

Example of use

Uyu muntu alishba ukucema inama,

MEANING:  This person knows how to herd animals.

MEANING 2

To guard, to take care of someone.

Example of use

Ulecema bwino i?ombe,

MEANING: Take good care of the cattle.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Sunga.

MEANING 3

To dry, cause to dry.

Example of use

Icilala catantalila cacema amale,

MEANING:  Dry spell lasted too long that it caused all the millet to dry up.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Umika.

MEANING 4

To utter a shrill cry, as tiny child in the arms of the stranger.

Example of use.

Umwana acema bamwapula,

MEANING: The child uttered a shrill cry, they bewitched him

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

PASSIVE: – Cemwa.

APPLICATIVE:- Cemena.

FIGURATIVE SPECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUAL USE/EXPRESSIONS

Nil

PROVERBS

Nil