fwila

Bemba

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-kúɪda (“Applicative of *-kúa (“to die”)”).

Verb

-fwila

  1. applicative of -fwa (“to die”)

References

  • Reverend E. Hoch (1998), Bemba - English/English - Bemba‎[1], Hippocrene Books, page 33

Tumbuka

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-kúɪda (“Applicative of *-kúa (“to die”)”). By surface analysis, -fwa (“to die”) +‎ -ila (“Applicative suffix”).

Verb

-fwila (infinitive kufwila)

  1. applicative of -fwa
    1. to die for someone's sake
    2. to die because of someone

References

  • Jean Josephine Chavula, Verbal Derivation and Valency in Citumbuka, 2016, page 110
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