Verb Transitive

MEANING

Tooverburden, overwhelm.

Example of use

Namfinyanaifyakucitaubwingi, MEANING: He has overburdened withwith a lot of things to do.

MEANING

Toraise, to emphasise

Example of use

Finyaishiwi,MEANING: To raise the voice; toemphasise a word.

MEANING

Toalter the appearance of something.

Example of use

1.    –Finyapa menso, MEANING: To make big eyes, to look daggers at.

2.    –Finyaipinda,MEANING: To make an exaggerated comparison.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Tumba Inkanshi, Kusha Umulandu.

RELATEDWORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

DERIVATIVE:  Cifinyamubili.   APPLICATIVE: –Finisha.

REFLEXIVE:–Ifinya, To push oneself forward, to bragtoo much: “uyu muntu aliifinya”, thatman thinks a great deal of himself.

FIGURATIVESPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIAL USE/EXPRESSIONS

Nil.

PROVERBS

Nil.