Verb Intransitive.

MEANING1

To be stiff, rigid as inparalysed

EXAMPLEOF USE

Iiimpapa naitalama MEANING This skin isrigid

Iminwe naitalama MEANING The fingers arestiff

Umukoshi nautalama MEANINGTheneck is stiff

 

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Umulala

 

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Konkotana, pooka

 

MEANING2

To be fixed as gaze; to beglassy as eye of dying

EXAMPLEOF USE

Ameenso yatalamafye tala! MEANING His eyes areglassy, he does not see any more

MEANING3

To be unproductive, yieldno more game (of forest)

EXAMPLEOF USE

Impanga naitalama MEANING there are no moreanimals in the forest

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Uma

 

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

DERIVATIVE: Butalami

APPLICATIVE:talamina

Causative: Talamika

 

FIGURATIVE SPEECH/IDOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIAL USE/EXPRESSION

Aba uwatalama MEANING to be stiffnecked, stubborn)

 

PROVERBS

1 Apeesa ubwali, ameenso yalatalama

Literal Translation:

Where there is foodcoming, the eyes are fixed upon it

Meaning

Where there are goodthings coming, every one puts their focus on that

Bembameaning

Ngakwalaba cimo icisuma icalacitika, ala bonse abantu eko baposa amaano.