Verb intransitive

MEANING

Todisperse, scatter (of people); to be dispersed, scattered.

Exampleof use

Abaana besukulu nabasalangana, MEANING: Pupilshave dispersed.

MEANING2

To spread far and wide.

Exampleof use

Mulandunausalangana, MEANING: Thenews spread far and wide

MEANING3

To be disjointed, broken.

Exampleof use

Ciibinacisalangana, MEANING: Thedoor is broken.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Tangala.

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES

APPLICATIVE-salanganina

FIGURATIVE SPEECH

Umuntu umo ushisalangana,MEANING: One person cannot disperse, i.e. cannot be in two places at the sametime. Said by one who is called when occupied.