timuna.
Verb transitive causative of -timuka

MEANING 1.

To cause tostart off, run away.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

-imya.

MEANING 2.

To wear, tomake.

Example of use.

Timuna insalu, MEANING to wear a loin cloth folded up, to make alarge hem or frills to a cloth.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

-timbula.

MEANING 3.

To start.

Example of use.

-timuna imisowa, MEANING to start awailing chant at the death of a person.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

pongomona

OTHER RELATEDWORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS.

Passive: -timunwa. Applicative: -timwina.

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