Verb transitive

MEANING

To cause suffering, pain.

EXAMPLE OF USE

Watukalifya umutwe. MEANING: You give us a headache.

MEANING 2

To irritate, to cause to become angry.

EXAMPLE OF USE

Uyu muntu alikalipa, uwamukalifya ni kampanda.MEANING: That man is wild, so and so angered him.

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES

Applicative: kalifisha.

Intensive – Kalifishiwa

Reflexive – Ikalifye

Reciprocative – Kalifyanya