Verb Intransitive

MEANING 1

Togo out.

Example of use

1.    -Balemonaukoalefumakukulima,MEANING: They saw him go out tocultivate.

2.    Fumapo,MEANING: Get out of there.

3.    Fumainsakwe, MEANING:Togo out and live in the temporary huts during the sowing season, etc.

4.    Wafumakwi?MEANING: Where do you come from?Or where are you from?

5.    Amaleyafuma, yalifilimi, MEANING: The millet heads came out and arestarting to seed.

MEANING 2

 To palpitate (heart).

Example of use

1.     Mutima ulefuma (or ulemfuma),pali uwanumbula,MEANING: My heartflutters,someone must have talked about me. Palpitations of the heart presage amisfortune.

2.     Nyina uko eele umutima wamufuma,MEANING:  His/her mother felt sudden palpitations.

MEANING 3

Tobe fibrous (of tubers).

Example of use

Ifyumbu nafifuma, MEANING:The tubers arefibrous.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

–Foomoka.

MEANING 4

Tobe trustful, sincere.

Example of use

1.    Fumaicumi, MEANING: Tobe trustful, sincere.

2.    Ulyaalifuma icumi, MEANING: That person is trustful.

RELATEDWORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

DERIVATIVE:Mufuma Cumi.

APPLICATIVE:–Fumina.

FIGURATIVESPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIAL USE/EXPRESSIONS

Nil.

PROVERBS

Nil.