Noun.

MEANING 1.

Silliness, folly.

Example of use.

Uli muwelewele, MEANING: You are silly.

MEANING 2.

Smallness, insignificance, meanness.

Example of use.

1.      Fintu fya buwelewele,

MEANING: Things of no importance.

2.      Adverb: Wancita ubuwelewele, MEANING: You treated me as an insignificantbeing.

MEANING 3.

Intensive with thin(-onda) and fat(–nona).

Example of use.

1.      Canona buwelewele, MEANING: That is very fat.

2.      Aonda buwelewele, MEANING: He is very thin.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST.

Ubupuba.