verb transitive

MEANING

Tospill.

Exampleof use

Nasempula meenshi, MEANING:He or she has spilled the water.

MEANING 2

Toremove.

Exampleof use

Sempula makwi, MEANING:To remove chaff gathered on top of of winnowing basket

MEANING 3

Totake off from a heap.

Example of use

Sempulapo mbalala, MEANING:Take a handful of groundnuts from the heap.

MEANING 4

Tocut aslant.

Example of use

Sempula matafwali, MEANING:To mould bricks aslant.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Kwempula.

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES

PASSIVE-sempulwa

APPLICATIVE–sempwila (PASSIVE –sempwilwa)

INTENSIVE-sempwisha