Verb Intransitive

MEANING 1

Tobe numerous, abundant, plentiful; to be sufficient.

Example of use

1.    Fyunimu nikafyafulangecani ca kumutenge, MEANING: The birds inthe meadow are as numerous as the grass on the roof. 

2.    Fyafula,or cafulako, that is plenty, MEANING: That issufficient – wafulefya mukanwa, youhave plenty of things to say

3.    Nalyanabufula, MEANING: He is fed up (and hence he behaves as if hedoesn’t care if he lives or dies – he is reckless).

MEANING 2

Tobe an outsider (in the following).

Example of use

Ameenso ayashimona Imfumu yafula,MEANING: The eyes that do not seethe chief are those of an outsider.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Fulafula.

RELATEDWORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

DERIVATIVE:Mfula.

FIGURATIVESPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIAL USE/EXPRESSIONS

Nil.

PROVERBS

Nil.