Verb Intransitive

MEANING

Tojump or bounce here and there.

Example of use

Inkoko iyo baputwileko umutwe,ilefulumfunta,MEANING: The beheaded chicken jumped about.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

–Tobauka.

MEANING

Tofall in convulsion (epileptic). The struggling and kicking of an epileptic arecompared with the exertions of wild pigs or boars when rubbing their back withfour legs in the air, hence the reason why the flesh of these animals isprohibited for those suffering from epileptic fits.

Example of use

Alilwala, alafulumfunta,MEANING: He/she is sick, he/sheis epileptic.

RELATEDWORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

APPLICATIVE:–Fulumfuntila.

FIGURATIVESPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIAL USE/EXPRESSIONS

Nil.

PROVERBS

Nil.