Verb Transitive.

MEANING 1

to bring trouble upon.

Example of use

leka ifyo. Walasongela ulupwa­, MEANING: stop that, otherwise you shall bring troubles for the whole family.

kwindi ali eka, asonela abali abeengi, MEANING: the rat that was alone brought trouble upon many (by running into their hole, thereby revealing their hide out).

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

songesha,talisha, letelela.

ipaisha (slang). 

MEANING 2

songela umumbu nangu kalundwe, MEANING: to take out some tubers or roots from potatoes or cassava and leave others so that the plant keeps on yielding more.

MEANING 3

to set a dog on people or another animal.

Example of use

1.     ba basongela imbwa, MEANING: they set the dogs on people.

2.     songela umuntu, MEANING:  to incite a person to do a bad thing.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

tunka, lwikanya.

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

DERIVATIVE: nsongelabapya, kasongela.

 

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PROVERBS

Kwindi alieka asongelaabali abengi.

Literaltranslation

One lone rat can bring trouble upon many.

Meaning:

It only takes one rascal to bring trouble uponeveryone else who are innocent.

Bembameaning

Umulumendoumo ali mupuupu, kabili uwatumpa ngashi. Ici calengele ulupwa lonse uko aleikalaukuti babatamfye mu komboni.

Similar Proverbs

1. Umusuku ubiutusha impanga.

2. Impakapakaitalishe imyamya.

3. Mumembeeminiine asongesha ishileele.

4. Ulusambo lumolona umwanda.

5.Koswe umo asongesha abengi.