Verb transitive

MEANING 1:

To split.

EXAMPLE OF USE

-Kaaba umubale.MEANING To split a palm branch in thin flat pieces.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST: -Lepaula, Santaula, Pandaula, Senga, Tanta

MEANING 2

To peel or cut off something.

EXAMPLE OF USE

1. Kaaba cibwabwa.MEANING Remove the outer layer of pumpkin leaves.

2. Kaaba ulupapi. MEANING Cut off the bark rope from a ‘mupapi’ tree.

MEANING 3

To walk magestically.

 EXAMPLE OF USE

Aisa aleikaaba na ukuikaaba kwati ni mfumu.  MEANING He is walking magestically as though he is a king.

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USE/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

Applicative – kaabila

Intensive - kaabisha