Noun

MEANING

Hunger or appetite.

Example of use

Sumwa ne nsala MEANING: To be hungry

Tuuke nsala MEANING To have one's hunger satisfied

MEANING 2

Famine, dearth or scarcity of food.

Example of use

Uno mwaka muli nsala mu calo MEANING: The famine has set in the country this year.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

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FIGURATIVE SPECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUAL USE/EXPRESSIONS

1. Insala yakuluka umulopa, MEANING: Extreme hunger.

2 Insala tailya watensha kanwa, MEANING: Hunger is not difficult to get rid of as long as you ate even a little.

3 Tuuka insala, MEANING: To get satisfied.

4.Umya insala Meaning: To be unable to stand hunger.

PROVERBS

PROVERB 1 

Insala nindiminwa, teempulilwa

Literal translation: Hunger is growing your own food, and not begging.

Meaning: The best way to get rid of hunger or famine is to cultivate, not to beg.

Bemba Meaning: ukucimfya insala kamofye we mwine walima, waikwatila ifyakulya. Tekusubila mu fyakulomba.

PROVERB 2

 Insala ya mubiyo, taifufya tulo

Literal translation: The hunger of your companion does not stop you from sleeping

Meaning The problems of other people do not stop one doing what he/she wants to do as long as they do not affect him/her

Bemba Meaning: Ubwafya nga buli ku mubiyo bulanguka, icakuti teeti bulenge ufilwe ukucita ifili mu mapange yobe.

Similar proverb 

Umulandu wa mubiyo, cibashilo ca mupini

PROVERB 3

Insala ni mabombo(fibashi): tailiila apepi

Literal translation

Hunger is like leprosy; itdoes not kill quickly. It gives you time to work for food).

Bemba meaning

Ukubombela ifumo lyobeekukandula insala nelyo ingakalipa apo pene, nga waibombela wasanga utulyo, aweteeti ufwe.

 

PROVERB 4

 

Insala ni ng'anane

Literal translation

Hunger is common to all

Meaning

Hunger knows no friend

Bemba meaning

Ngoli nensala kuti walubanomwana ulekwebako ifisuma. Elyo kuti wabafye uwaotoka teeti umfwe nefyobalekupandako amaano.

 

PROVERB 5

Insala nkulu, mukaso {lishuko}

Literal translation

The greatest hunger is luck

Bemba meaning 

Nge nsala yapona, elyonokucula kubapo. Kulaba ukufwaya inshila ishingi ishakufwailamo ifilyo.Ecalengele ukusanga umumbu, utumpoloyo namale.

PROVERB 6

Insala tabalwila nayomatako

Meaning

When hunger is going round,one does not worry about clothing oneself nicely. Hunger does not respectmodesty. A hungry person will care more about satisfying his hunger thanappearing decent. He will even go to the extent of bartering his clothes forfood

 

Bemba meaning

Ekutiila insala tayaishibanowaina pantu nga taulelya na matako yalanda; takwaba icibumbwa conse icakosakunsala. Babili abati bushe kuti wasakamana ifyo ufwele nga insala naikunyonkola?Awe, nakalya

 

PROVERB 7

Insala taikongwa mwefu

Literal translation

Hunger is not influenced bya beard. Hunger has no respecter of persons

Bemba meaning

Nelyo ucindame shani,ulingile ukuicefya ku nsala. Kano walya elyo ubucindami bumoneka.

  

PROVERB 8

 Insala taikwasha meenso

Literal translation

Hunger renders you blind. It encourages you to steal right in front of theowner

Bemba meaning

Ngoli nensala kutiwaisabafye napabwelu apo abene balekumona Ilapofwisha nokupamya cilya waibaelyo nayo yaya. Yabafye pa lulimi.

 

PROVERB 9

Insala tailya wasakunya

Literal translation

Hunger does not destroy theone who bestirs himself (in search of food).

Bemba meaning

Nga ulebomba no kufwayafwayautwakulya awe teeti ufwe kunsala.

 

PROVERB 10

Insala tailya watenshakanwa.

Literal translation

Hunger does not destroy theone who moves his jaws

Meaning

The one who is ready to eatanything at all, who is not fussy about food) will never starve

Bemba meaning

Akalyo nelyo kaceepewasukumyafye amate, awe nsala napo ile tepakumona. `Akalyo takacepa

 

PROVERB 11

Insala tayaba namatwi

Literal translation

A hungry tummy has no ears

Bemba meaning

Umuntu nga ali nensalatomfwa. Ni cilya umuntu uwalelya ubuci kumuti ayasukile umunankwe ati, ine nga ndelyanshumfwa.

 

PROVERB 12

Insala yaonsha ne misanshiko

Literal translation

Hunger makes the bedsteadthin

Bemba meaning

Ukuli insala fyonsefimoneka ifyasauka. Imisanshiko ya masanshi yalemoneka ukonda pantu abalecimonabalyondele.