Verb transitive

MEANING 1

To turn about or in a different direction.

Example of use

1.     Bapene bapange bwino umufola, kabili bayalusha kumbi! MEANING: They were on the point of making the ditch straight, then they turned it in another direction!

2.     Inama shabalile shaya uku, kabili shayalusha amashinda, MEANING: The animals first went there, then they turned about and went in another direction.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

alula, pilibula.

MEANING 2

To translate.

Example of use

Alusha amashiwi mucingeleshi,

MEANING: Translate these words into English.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

alula.

OTHER RELATEDWORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

APPLICATIVE:–Alushisha or Alwisha.

Example of use

1 Ico wayalushisha motoka cinshi? MEANING: Why did you turn this car around?

2 Songalwishe ici cimuti, MEANING: Come and turn this log for me.