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wala adj. young human female

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Meaning

cf. obuwala, omuwala contr. -luusi.

wala adj. young human female, cf. obuwala, omuwala contr. -luusi.

Related Words
wala e- adv. far, far away, walako, rather far. wala wa, wala ne, prep, phrase, far from, kukuba wala, to shock, produce a bad effect o wala (-waze mpaze) v.tr. pull, drag along, okuwala enswaswa ku lwazi, to be very difficult; to attempt something very difficult, lit. to drag wala (-waze mpaze) v.tr. scrape (e.g., hides); rake. cf. ^omuwazi. walabana (-walabanye mpalabanye) v.i. strive, -struggle; take trouble; be burdened; be contentious. walakata (-walakase mpalakase) v.tr. scrape; fig. reprimand severely, bawl out; criticize. Enjala yali etuwalakata bulala. We were extremely hungry, l walala -a- adv. elsewhere, other places, somewhere else, awalala wonna, everywhere else. cf. -lala. walampa (-walampye mpalampye) v.tr. climb; climb up; climb on. walamuka (-walamuse mpal amuse) v.i. come down fast; fall quickly, cf. wala- nnuka, -walattuka, -wanattuka. walana (-walanye mpalanye) v.tr. loathe, hate; vex; persecute. Ebiseera bimpalana. I have no time. I am pressed for time. walannuka (-walannuse) v.i. arch, fall down, tumble down, topple du»n. cf. walamuka, walattuka, wanattuka. walattuka (-walattuse) v.i. fall down tumble down, topple over. cf. walamuka, walannuka, wanattuka. walaza (-walazizza) v.tr. caus. cause to bound/leap/jump okuwalaza empaka, to argue, persist in an argument, okuwalaza ekidduka, to drive a vehicle at a high speed.