Verb Transitive

MEANING 1

To blow the bellows

Example of use

–Fubemyuba, MEANING: To blow the bellows.

MEANING 2

Toquikly pick a fish weir from the water.

Example of use

Imyono yafubwa, MEANING: The weirs are emptied.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Fubesabi.

MEANING 3

Toturn over and over a mouthful of nshima in the mouth; to eat without appetite.

Example of use

–Fuba ubwali mu kanwa,MEANING: To turnover and over a mouthful of nshima in the mouth.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST.

–Alawila ubwali.

MEANING 4

Tobe interrupted, hindered, postponed, delayed.

Example of use

1.     Milimo naifuba,MEANING: The work was hindered

2.     –Ulwendo nalufuba, MEANING:  The journey is postponed.  

MEANING 5

Tobe underdone (of food).

Example of use

1.     Ifyakulya nafifuba, MEANING:The food is underdone.

2.     Fubile mbwa bufubo,MEANING: To look for food for the dog.

MEANING 6

Tohave for the spouse for suspecting him/ her with someone, to suspect one’sspouse, through jealousy.

Example of use

Afubila umukashi wakwe ati: wileku mwaume umbi.MEANING: He suspected his wife through jealousy, saying, “You had relationswith another man.”

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Fukuta,–Fubuluka,–Fufya. 

RELATEDWORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

PASSIVE:-Fubwa.

APPLICATIVE:–Fubila.  DERIVATIVE: Bufuba.

FIGURATIVESPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIAL USE/EXPRESSIONS

Nil.

PROVERBS

Nil.