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iremwe

Bingham

íremwe

va. late in arriv<e>ing.
n. late arriveal.

Sabatier

iremwe

v. to be late, to dawdle.
a. slow, dawdling.
ex.
  • bai iremwe: slow with hands.
  • wae iremwe: slow with legs, feetwi iremwe: slow at eating, talking.
n. te iremwe: retardment, slowness.
vc. ka-iremwe, kairemweremwe: to retard, to slow down.