Verb Intransitive.

PLURAL - Kalabaneni (of people)

MEANING.

To be rough, coarse, rugged, uneven, stony (road etc).

MEANING 2

To be active, energetic, valiant.

EXAMPLE OF USE,

Kalabana pakwenda, Kalabaneni pa kwenda,

MEANING Put more effort.

MEANING 3

To be difficult, hard (work etc)

EXAMPLE OF USE.

Kalabana pakubomba, MEANINGto be energetic walker

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

swangana, cincila, kosa, bilingana.

MEANING 4

To be unsafe (country)

EXAMPLE OF USE

1 Ii impanga yalikalabana, MEANINGthis country is unsafe

2 Kuntu kwakalabana, MEANINGit is getting hot! Therre is trouble on.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

saka

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS.

APPLICATIVE: Kalabanina

INTENSIVE: kalabanisha

REFLEXIVE – Ikalabanye