plural - ifilu
MEANING
A pole for the wall
Example of use
Shimpe icilu MEANING: to drive a pole for building the wall.
FIGURATIVE SPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIAL USE/EXPRESSIONS
Mwenda na filu Literal translation he who carries with him building poles Meaning A vagabond, a wanderer
PROVERBS
Ukulebulile icilu ekumwinshi.
Literal translation
Where there is no pole, there the door will be.
Meaning
Once you start on something you must see it through to the very end
Bemba Meaning
Nga watampa umulimo ulingile ukumona ukuti wapwisha. Napo walekela pamoneka.
Similar proverbs
Icitiila lumbwe nina, ecitiila lumbwe ika
