Verb transitive

MEANING

MEANING 1

To split.

Exampleof use

1.      Naatulainsalu, MEANING: He or she hassplit the cloth.

2.      Atulaulukuni, MEANING:  to split firewood.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

lepula more used

SPECIAL MEANING

Used in shimwatule ulu,MEANING The thunder that splits the skies. A figurative name for thunder.

OTHER RELATEDWORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

PASSIVE: –atulwa

APPLICATIVE –atwila

Example of use

Amwatwila insalu, MEANING:   He or shehas torn his or her cloth.