Infix

MEANING 1

When placed between the subject and the verb, expresses the past tense of today.

Example of use

1Ati: We mfumu, uko naciya ndalunga,nsangile umuntu alebamba i?oma shibili. MEANING: Hesaid: “oh chief! Where I went hunting (to-day), I found a man stretching the skins of two drums.”

2.Twaya balanga umo inama shacipita, MEANING: We went to show them where the game passed (today).

MEANING 2

Sometimes expresses the imperfect tense.

Example of use

Ilyo mama aafwile nacili umwaice, MEANING: I was still a child when my grandmother died.