Adjective.

MEANING1

Not cooked enough

 

EXAMPLEOF USE

Ubwalibwatalalila MEANING The nshima is not cooked enough

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Tompokela

MEANING2

Tastless

Example of use

Umunaniulifye uwatalila MEANING The relish istasteless

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Ntalala

MEANING3

To be stale

EXAMPLEOF USE

Ubwalawa bwatalalila MEANING The beer is stale

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Londokela

MEANING4

To cool down, reduce, diedown

EXAMPLEOF USE

Inshimbi yatalalila MEANING The iron hascooled off

Ilyashi lyatalalila MEANINGThe story or conversation has tapered

Ubufumu bwakwe bwalitalalila MEANING His chiefdomis reduced or that His authority is falling / he is losing prestige

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Lootela

MEANING5

Not pressing

EXAMPLEOF USE

Muno nshiku imilimo naitalalila MEANING These days thework is not pressing

MEANING6

No Strength

EXAMPLEOF USE

Alekula uwatalalila MEANING He is growingwithout getting any stronger

Alitalalila mu maboko MEANING He has nostrength in his arms

Tabakwata umwana pantu umwaume alitalalila MEANING They have nochild because the husband is impotent

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Kompela

FIGURATIVE SPEECH/IDOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIAL USE/EXPRESSION

PASSIVE: Talalilwa

Example of use

 

Nintalalilwa. Naikalafye nekamu ?anda MEANING I am reducedto silence. I am all salone in the house,