Verb Intransitive.

MEANING1

To start, begin

 

EXAMPLEOF USE

Imfulayatalika ukuloka MEANINGThe rain season has started

Kukutalika kwa mfula MEANINGAt the beginning of the rain season

 

SYNONYM

Tampa, tendeka, amba

 

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

Deriviative: Mutaliko

 

MEANING2

 

A sort of (Auxiliary) tobegin by

 

EXAMPLEOF USE

Alitalika aya ku kutema MEANINGHe began by going to cut branches for his garden

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Balilapo

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

APPLICATIVE:Talikila