Verb transitive

MEANING

To pull, drag, stretch

Example of use                               

Ndekutintaamatwi MEANINGIwill pull your ears

Meaning2

Tohelp, succour

 

Exampleof use

Aba ne ntinto sha kumutinta MEANING.Hehas helpers to help him along

 

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

Derivative: ntinto

Passive - tintwa

Applicative-tintila

FIGURATIVE SPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/ EXPRESSION /COLLOQUIALUSE

Tinta' ni munda.

"Pull": depends on the stomach. (One cannot work on ann emptystomach).

Pakuti ubombe umulimo ulondoloke kano naukwata arnaka, naulya.

 

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