Verb transitive

MEANING

Apulaumwana MEANING To cast a spell on (kill)a child merely by taking him or her in the arms. A woman actually living withher husband must not take the child of another in her arms; otherwise the childwould grow thin and weak and would finally die (ancient belief)

 

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

kowesha

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

APPLICATIVE: –apwila(PASSIVE: –apwilwa), DERIVATIVE: capu.

Example of use

1. Uyu muntu anjapwilo umwana, MEANING: That woman or man has cast a spell on (killed) mychild.

2. Nayapwilwa umwana, MEANING: My child was killed by a spell.