v.tr., okuyimpiwaza, eki salbkb; be shortened, okuyimpa wala.

o- shortened form of mukaafiiri, q.v.

abridge; shrink. cf. -yimpi, -mpi, kumpi, wampi.

abridge, condense; appropriate; include; cut short (one who is speaking ).

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.