Verb Transitive

MEANING 1

Todig, or gather groundnuts or ground-beans.

Example of use

–Fuka imbalala, ntoyo,MEANING:  To dig, or gather groundnuts or ground-beans.

MEANING 2

Tofold, bend.

Example of use

1.    -Fukaikuulu,MEANING: To bend the knee, fold, bend: to genuflect.

2.    –Fukaamakasa, MEANING:  To fold legs whensitting.

3.    –Fukaumukomo, -fukainsalu,MEANING: To turn in or fold hem of cloth.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

–Onga, -Peta.

MEANING 3

 (Verb intransitive).

Tostay in the hut all day long (said of a newly married couple stay in the hutall day.

Example of use

Shibwinga na nabwinga bafuka mu ?anda,MEANING:  The newly married couple stay in the hut allday.

MEANING 4

Tobe tainted, to smell (of meat).

Example of use

Inama nifuka, MEANING:  The meat smells, tainted.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Funda.

RELATEDWORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

MEANING:-Fuke mpiya, to gather or save money.

FIGURATIVESPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIAL USE/EXPRESSIONS

REVESIVE:–Fukulula.

PASSIVE:–Fukwa.

APPLICATIVE:–Fukila.

PROVERBS

Nil.