noun

PLURAL: makanga

MEANING

Guinea fowl

EXAMPLE OF USE

Ateeka amakanga MEANING He keeps guinea fowls

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRASTS.-cipoopolo, ciwa na mpoolo, cisokoolo we kanga. 

FIGURATIVESPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIAL USE/EXPRESSIONS.

Wilankola makanga MEANING do not involve me in that bad case.

PROVERBS

Ikanga ilikote litalishe misolo.

 LITERAL TRANSLATION:The old guinea fowl causes trouble to the young ones.

MEANING: Old people might feel that they have right a to mistreat the young ones just by virtue of their seniority.

  BEMBA MEANING:Cilafika limo-limo abaice ukuti tupokeko umukalamba ebalafwilamo. Kabinge capilibula ukuti umukalamba afwile ukuibaka tali nakusonkomona ifintu ku mulandu wakutetekela mu baana.

PROVERB 2

ikanga lilele fibi, nomutwe mukumpulo

LITERAL TRANSLATION:

 The guinea fowl that did not sleep well makes its head a dew beater.

MEANING: Hunger needs to be satisfied. hunger is deterred by nothing

BEMBA MEANING: umuntu uuli ne nsala kuti acita ifili fyonse pa kuti asange filyo