Transitive, verb intensive of tembula

MEANING 1

 

To be veryexhausted, or very hungry

 

Example of use

 

Insala naimutembwishaMEANING hunger has exhausted him completely

 

 

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

 

Nakuka

 

MEANING 2

To accusesome one of the death of a person, thus forcing him to go through the ritualhunting test

Example of use

Niwe batembwisha MEANING you are the one accused of or(suspected) of being the cause of that death

 

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

 

Bukisha

 

 

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

 

Passive tembwishiwa

 

Aalitembwishiwe ku nsala, MEANING hungerexhausted him completely