sasamuka
Verb Intransitive

MEANING 1

To water (of mouth)

Example of use

Nga nalye cungwa, mukanwa mulasasamuka,MEANING: My mouth waters when I eat an orange.

MEANING2

To be feverish, to have the ague, as in fever.

Example of use

umubili nausasamuka ku mpepo,  MEANING: I feel feverish all over.

MEANING3

To be sour, acid.

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES

APPLICATIVE: sasamukila.

FIGURATIVE SPEECH

1.     Nalilwala; umutima walisasamuka, MEANING:I am ill, and that puts me out of temper.

Walisasamuka mu kanwa, MEANING: You have a very sharp tongue

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