Verb transitive and intransitive

MEANING 1

Tofind

Exampleof use

1.    Twacibasanga pa ing’anda, MEANING: We found them at home.

2.    Wacimusanga kwi? MEANING: Where did you find him or her?

MEANING2

To answer the first call.

Exampleof use

1.    Nabasanga pa kwisa ku kulima, they came at once when called to cultivate

2.    Aba uwasanga umutima, he or she is willing or ready to answer the firstcall

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES

DERIVATIVE: nsangwa mu nshila

PASSIVE: sangwa

FIGURATIVE SPEECH

Uyumusange mushila, ku kanwa teti umusange, MEANING: This person, you may overtake him or her on the road, you willnever catch up to him or her in talk