Verb transitive

MEANING

To decay, bleach, as dead body remaining a certain time in water.

Example of use

Umuntu uunwenene mu meenshi, ameenshi yamusaafula, MEANING: A drowned person whose body remains in the water, the water decays him or her making the body change the color to whitish appearance.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Buutulula.

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES

PASSIVE: saafulwa.

APPLICATIVE: saafwila.

INTENSIVE: saafwisha