walika

== Chichewa == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-bádɪka (“to be split - no 38 - or the stative form of no 39”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /waˈɽi.ka/ === Verb === -walika (infinitive kuwálika) to burst open (by extension) to crack (from the sun) (by extension) to split open (e.g. seed pods) ==== Derived terms ==== Verbal derivations: Negative: -sawalika Repetitive: -walikanso === References === Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎[1], Oxford University Press, page 571