Noun

MEANING 1

A small mammal, that likes eating snakes

PROVERBS

Pali icatunke nkuli, umuswema tauibutukila.

Literal translation

Something has triggered thenkuli, the muswema snake does not run on its own

Meaning

Someone must have incitedyou to come and insult me, for you cannot be doing this on your own. Nothing happens without a cause.

Bemba Meaning

Inkuli ka nama akatemwaukulya insoka. Ubushiku bumo inkuli yaletamfya umuswema. Umuswema wayapitaulubilo apali umuntu. Umuntu ati ekale panoono amona inkuli nayo panumailetamfya umuswema. Ulya muntu epakulanda ati: pali icatunka inkuli, umuswemataiubutukila. Icatunkile nkuli ninsala, eyalengele ukuti ileetamfya insokayakulya. Ekutiila nga wamona umukashi obe alalandisha ukucilamo, ninshi kulibamo abalemubepaika, ukuti nkakuupa nga wafuma kuli ulya. Nangu wamona umuntuuushilingile kukusalula alakusalula nokupama napama, ninshi kuli abalemutunkaukuti kamutuke nga asosako twise tumuume. Takwaba icintu ici icitikila kano pali icilengele.