Adverb

MEANING.

MEANING 1.

Not at all.

Example of use.

Twaile tulalonsha inama umo shapitile nokushisanga nakalya MEANING: We went to track the game, following their spoor, and we did not find them at all.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST.

Awe, iyoo

MEANING 2.

An INTENSIVE with ….onse. completely, entirely.

Example of use.

1 Alile fyonse nakalya, MEANING: He ate absolutely, without leaving any.

2 Amale yalipwa nakalya nakalya,  MEANING: The millet is entirely finished.

FIGURATIVE SPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIALUSE/EXPRESSIONS.

Mu mushitu twatiile twalasanga inama, awe ni mwanakalya MEANING We thought we could find animals in the forest, but it was the land of nothing