noun

MEANING 

A rat

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRASTS:Kwiindi, 

kusalanga, musesa mpoolo

 FIGURATIVESPEECH/IDIOMS/PHASES/COLLOQUIAL USE/EXPRESSIONS

Kupoosa koswe mu mpuupu,MEANING To place a thief in charge of one’s goods.

PROVERBS

Koswe nga akokola; alya na akasuba

LITERALTRANSLATION:When the rat becomes familiar, it feeds in day light

MEANING: When a person gets used with a bad habit he does not fear to be caught.

 BEMBA MEANING: Umuntu nga akokola pa ncende umwenso ulapwa alaleka ukutiina icili conse kumo nabekalapo beene