Verb transitive

MEANING

MEANING1

To spread (mat, rug, tablecloth etc.)

Exampleof use

1.       Ansa ubutanda pa lukungu, MEANING: Spread the mat on the verandah.

2.       Ansa amapindo, MEANING:  To spreadout wings (bird).

3.       Ansa amaboko, MEANING: Stretch out the arms.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

anshika.

MEANING2

To pile up branches

Exampleof use

1.      Nabansaifibuula (or fisako or ubukula),MEANING: They have piled up branches (as for chitemene)

Differentways of piling up branches.

2.       Ansa akasalanganya, or ntambala, orkabalantanda, or kabalala, or masela.

MEANING:In these different ways, the ground is not all covered; empty spaces are lefthere and there

3.       Ansa kakuni, or kalando, or mashinda, or mukanga, MEANING:  The ground is all covered with a thick layerof branches, or with heavy branches, or placed in parallel or transverse lines.

OTHER RELATEDWORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

PASSIVE –nswa or–anshiwa

Example of use

Ubutanda bwayanshiwa, MEANING: The mat has been spread out.

APPLICATIVE –anshila(PASSIVE –anshilwa)

Example of use

1. Anshile imfumu ubutanda, MEANING: Spread out the mat for the chief.

2. Natwanshilwo butanda, MEANING: They have already spread out a mat for us.