Verb transitive.

MEANING 1.

Intensive of alula.

To turn over and over in hands (toinspect carefully).

Example of use

Balealaulaifyakufwala, MEANING: They are turning over and over theclothes to inspect them.

MEANING 2

To touch oneself indecently,masturbate.

Example of use

Alealaulomubili wakwe, MEANING: He or she is touching the private partindecently.

OTHER RELATEDWORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

PASSIVE: –alaulwa

APPLICATIVE:  alawila.

Example of use

Alawila ifyakulya, MEANING: To turnover and over a mouthful of food when hot; to play with one’s food, eat withoutappetite.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

kafula ubwali.

PROVERBS

Impandeyalubile mu kwalaula.

Literaltranslation

The jewel got lost by being handed from one to the other forinspection.

Meaning

If you let everyone finger somethingyou treasure, it will be stolen some day.

Bemba Meaning

Ngawalekelaifyuma fyobe ukwikatwa na bantu abengi teeti wishibe nowingasenda.