Verb intransitive

MEANING 1

Stretch like elastic without breaking, stretch one’s body fully

 

Example of use

Ubulimbo bwa mwenge bulatafuluka saana MEANING Gum from a mwenge tree can stretch very far

 

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Tiifuluka, tintimuka, nyunsuluka, limbuluka

 

MEANING 2

Be viscous, flow like oil or honey without interuption

 

Example of use

Ubuci buletaafuluka MEANING The honey is so thick it flows in a continious stream

 

MEANING 3

To strut, walk briskly. Walk with arms swinging

 

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Enda icilumba

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

Causative: Taafulukwa 

Applicative: Taafulukila

Passive: Taafulukwa