Noun

Plural: bamumbwe

MEANING

A jackal.

Example of use:  

 

FIGURATIVE SPEECH/NOUNS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIAL USE

1.      Uli mumbwe iwewanye mipunda yonse.

MEANING:  You are a jackal; you leave excreta atall fruit trees i.e. where you go you always do wicked things.

2.      Uli mumbwe iweuwaitile impashi, na ukumububa shamububa

MEANING:  You are a jackal, you called driver antsand now they are after you (You do many wicked things and many people are set against you.)

PROVERB   

Mumbwe ukulila,ninshi pali uko anshita matako

Literal translation: When yelping, thejackal always leans his buttocks against an antheap. Meaning:    If you wish to bestrong, you must have people you can rely on. If you are brave, it means you have so many supporters.

Bemba Meaning:       Abati umuntuukupama ninshi pali uko alefumya intunko.

Other related proverbs that mean the same thing

Ubupani bwa mwaice, bwaba mubakulu.