Verb transitive

MEANING 1

To portionout, to divide

Example of use

Abula umunani abatantankanya bonse MEANING he took the relish and divide it giving each one ashare.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Abaanya,akanya, sankanya

MEANING 2

To passobject from hand to hand

OTHERRELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

Passive– Tantankanishiwa

Applicative– Tantankanishisha

Umukalambaewatantankanishishe umunani MEANING anelderly person shared the relish.