Bukwe
Adverb
MEANING
Brother in-law, sister in-law
Example of use
Uyu e bukwe bwandi, MEANING: This is my brother( sister) in-law.
SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST
Mulamu
PROVERB 1
Bukwe bwela: maano.
Literal translation
The one who says `Come back brother in law' is wise.
Bemba meaning:
Caliwama ukubwesha umutima panuma yakupusana. Ukufutata umupwilapo tee buntu busuma.
PROVERB 2
Ica bukwe bukwe capwishishe ubuci mu lupako.
Literal meaning
The way of saying ‘ dear brother in-law’ finished all the honey in the hole of a tree.
MEANING:
Beware of flatterers, they will eat all you have.
Bemba meaning
Ukwikalilaumunobe ico walimucetekela kuti walaala insala. Bakakucenjesha ngocetekelabonse pantu bakaaya.
PROVERB 3
Mwana bukwe, bupanda (bukankala) bwa kuno, akoono (moono)
Translation
Here, my dear brother in-law, wealth consists in having a small fish-trap.
MEANING
A way of saying: ‘Fight your own battles!
Bemba meaning
Umuntuafwile ukusanga icilumba ne nsansa mufyo aleicitila, temufyakucitilwa iyoo.