a- no plur. (la) cramp; rheumatism. cf. menya.

lit. it breaks the ax. cf. menya, embazzi.

v.i. neut. be broken/ crushed; give in; relax one's demands/conditions. Obudde bumenvese. The heat of the day has started to diminish (about 3 P.M.). cf. -menye, -menyefu, obumenye, kamenya, kamenyambazzi, kimenyoomenyo, omumenyi.