Noun

MEANING

Lie, falsehood. Sometimes liar

Example of use

Ubu bufi  MEANING:   This is a big lie.

Ubu bufi ubwafita fititi, MEANING:   This is a big lie.

1.   Ubu buufi, MEANING:   This is a big lie. Emphasis is made by prolonging the u  

      Chabengwa wa bufi  MEANING:   Chabwenga is a liar.

       Uli wa bufi MEANING:   You're a liar.  

       Balikwata ubufi  MEANING:   They are liars.

2.      Wabufi , MEANING:   A liar.

PROVERBS

Ubufi tabukumbwa musunga.

Literal translation

A lie cannot be used for making porridge.

Meaning:

There is no good at all to be got from lying.

Bemba meaning

Emukutiila mu bufi tamwaba ifyakumwenamo. Limo limo umuntu kuti abepa, ashukilamo no kushuka, lelo taciya patali; bwangu bwangu caishibikwa kabili cabipa, pantu ubufi bulabwela.