e-i kufuna bya ndola, to obtain for nothing; to buy at a price far below the normal. ndola originally referred either to ‘1) a woman given by her father to a man in return for his labor, or 2) a child taken by its grandfather and redeemed by its father on the payment of money.' (Sn.)
v.tr. (jungle), okusaawa; (one self) okwegaana. c. throat, okukolondola, okugogola. c. the table, okutanduukulula emmeeza. keep oneself c., okwetegula.
okusala, obutema; (nails) obutondola; also vide okutyemula, obubanga, okubagulula, obusongola, okuginga, okusennya. to c. off, okukomola. to c. open, okutundula. to c. down, okusanjaga, okusonjola.
obtain, procure, okufuna olubuto, to become pregnant, okufuna erinnya, to acquire a reputation, kufuna bya kakule or kufuna bya ndola, to I obtain for nothing or to buy at a price far below the normal.
okusekerera, okukuna, okuduula, okugondola, okudidimbuka, okukomereza, okusunga.
trim; kill, okutondola enjala, to trim one's nails.