Verb Intransitive

MEANING

to take a round-about way.

Example of use

aliishoka, ecalengele efika bwangu, MEANING: he/she took a round-about way, that's why he was delayed.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRASTS

lamba,shomba.

MEANING 2

to be winding, round about (of road, path).

Example of use

umusebo uyu walishoka, MEANING: this road is winding.

MEANING 3

to allude to.

Example of use

1.     Nine aleshoka, MEANING: he is alluding to me.

2.     Nashokwa kumunandi, MEANING: I have been alluded to by my friend.

SYNONYM

lamba.

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

DERIVATIVE: cinshoka, manshoko.

PASSIVE: Shokwa.

APPLICATIVE: Shokela.

FIGURATIVE SPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIALUSE/EXPRESSIONS

Shoka mukulubulula MEANING:To digressin expounding case.

PROVERBS

Akashokele kalifikile,akalungeme ekafwile!

Literal translation

He who took the round-about way arrived; he who took the straight road was the one who died.

Meaning

The shortest way is not always the safest (can be applied to useful digressions in a case).

Bemba meaning

Banelimo calinga ukutekanya pa mulimo.

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