masalala
Noun

singular:lusalala

MEANING

MEANING 1

Cross-polesused in bridges, in making shelves, or at the bottom of grain bins, or to covergame pits

Example of use

Masalala yabulalo yafwile kukosa,

MEANING:  Cross-poles used in bridges should be verystrong

MEANING 2

Fenceof heavy poles placed on each side of path leading to trap (lufimbo)

Example of use

 Bateeta  masalala ya kutwala ku lufimbo

MEANING:They cut poles to make the fence on each side of the road leading to the traps

OTHERRELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

Nil

FIGURATIVE SPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIAL USE/EXPRESSIONS

Nil

PROVERBS

Nil


Phrase Book

Translations

Utushimi/Imilumbe