Verb intransitive.

MEANING

To breathe with difficulty, to be oppressed.

Example of use

Naafiimbilwa, aleusafye MEANING:  He ate too much, now he is breathing with difficulty.

Chanda ifumo lya ba mpundu lifikile na mumukoshi! Aleusafye. MEANING Chanda's twins pregnancy is up to her neck! She's breathing with great difficulty.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

pemekeesa, tusaila

OTHER RELATEDWORD/USES/FUNCTIONS

APPLICATIVE:  Ushila.