Verb transitive

MEANING

To refuse, to refuse to give.

EXAMPLESOF USE

AntanaMeaning: He refused to give me.

 

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

shonkola, tonkwela

MEANING2

Verb intransitive

To be stingy

EXAMPLESOF USE

Ulyaalatana Meaning: That man is stingy, he does not give.

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

Derivative: mutani

MEANING3

To leap as monkeys

EXAMPLESOF USE

Bakolwebaletana ku miti Meaning: The monkeys jump in the trees.

Tanapa mputa Meaning: To jump from one mputa to another in playas children.

Tanaimiti Meaning: To jump from one tree to another.

SYNONYM

Toloka,Fwiluka, Tanukila imiti

 

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

katana malo, tanamo

MEANING4

To show way to beehive (honey guide).

EXAMPLESOF USE

I?uniyantana pa buci, yananga pe fwesa. Meaning: The honey guide showed me the way to the honey in asmall ant hill.

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

Applicative: tanina.

FIGURATIVE SPEECH/IDOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIAL USE/EXPRESSION

Ukutanaifyalo Meaning: To wonder from one country to another.

PROVERBS

Uwakutana ubwali, akwangusha umubili;uwakupeela, akufinya umubili.

Literaltranslation

He who refuses food puts your heart at ease,(because you can treat him like wise). He who gives you food, places you in a disconcerting position (becauseyou must reciprocate).

Meaning

Alamune wisakamana umuntu nga akana ukukwafwa nangu akutana pantu ninshiakwangusha umutima. Bushe kuntanshi akambila peesa ukukulomba?