Transitive and verb intransitive

MEANING 1

Slip off or from,

 

Example of use.

Impande ye kufi yalitela, MEANING the knee cap has movedfrom its place (is dislocated)

Umutanto watela, MEANING the ladder slipped

Umusukupala wamutela MEANINGThe bottle slipped form his hands

 

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Fyutuka, sela

MEANING 2

Tela (to change inworth, in size)

 

Example of Use

 

Umushi nautela uwali unoono, nomba naukula, MEANING the village has changed, it was small, now it isbig.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Telukako, aluka

 

MEANING 3

To move, to change place,move off

Example of Use

Ba Radio Maria balitela palya bali MEANING Radio Maria has moved theirold address to another place

 

 

MEANING 4

Move out of sight

Example of Use

Nati ndase, namonafye kapooli antela mu meenso! MEANING I was about to shoot, thenthe bush pig moved from my sight!

 

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS.

 

Causative: Tesha

Applicative: telela

 

Mwaice, telela kulya twikaleko MEANINGYoung man, move that side so that I sit here

 

FIGURATIVE SPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIAL USE/EXPRESSIONS.

Alitela mu meenso, cilemonekakwati alilwele pantu naonda MEANING, hewas not seen for some time. It seems as though he was sick because he has losta lot of weight.

 

Kale aali kabilo ku State House, kuli Kateka, nomba fyalimutela, MEANING formerly he was an adviser to ther President atSate House, now he lost his position