v.i. be or become narrow; be restricted/confined; keep/appropriate for oneself. Afunze n'ensimbi zaffe. He has kept our money for himself.

v.i. neut. be capable of being shortened. Ebigambo byange tebifunzika. My comments cannot be easily reduced in length. cf. -funda, -funze, obufunze, kafunze.

brief, mu bi- funze, in short, in brief, in resume, amawu- lire amafunze, news in brief, cf. funda.