Verb intransitive

MEANING

MEANING1

To cover or spread about, to settle all over the place.

Exampleof use

Ifyunifyaisa ifingi; fyayandama mu nika,

MEANING:  The birds have come in great numbers; theyspread all over the meadow.

MEANING2

To set oneself to do something.

Exampleof use

1.      Nasangaabantu nabandama balelya,  MEANING: I found that people had sat down toeat.

2.      Nabandamabelelima, MEANING: They have set to work, to cultivate.

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

APPLICATIVE  andamina