Verb Transitive

MEANING 1

fulefyela,nkasu, masembe, to forge hoes, axes, etc.

MEANING 2

 To look for, make public inquiries.

Example of use

1.    -Fulainkoko,MEANING: To cry out for lost hen.

2.    –Fulaimfwa, MEANING: To make inquiries about a person’s death.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

–Bila.

MEANING 3

Blow,to remove.

Example of use

–Fula mu linso,or Mfula mu linso, natobolwa,MEANING: Blow in my eye, to remove theforeign matter that went in.

RELATEDWORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

DERIVATIVE:  -Kafula,Mufushi.

PASSIVE:–Fulwa :Lukasu lwa fulwa, The hoe wasforged.

APPLICATIVE:–Fulila: Afwaye nondo yakufulila amasembe,MEANING: He is looking for a hammer to forge axes.

REFLEXIVE:Baifulila abene amalobo, MEANING:They forge their own hooks. .

FIGURATIVESPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIAL USE/EXPRESSIONS

Nil.

PROVERBS

Nil.