Verb transitive

MEANING 1.

To cut.

Example of use.

Kalulu aeba nsofu ati:kano namuteetako amatako ngamwabuka MEANING The wilyrabbit said to the elephant: You cannot cross the river, unless I cut off yourbuttocks.

Teeta inama MEANING To cut up an animal.

MEANING 2.

To mutilate.

Example of use.

Bamuteeta MEANING They mutilated him.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

-ceka.

OTHER RELATEDWORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS.

Applicative: -tetela.

FIGURATIVESPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIAL USE/EXPRESSIONS.

Figurative: topunish, bamuteeta cishika, MEANING they punished him very severely.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

cusha.