Noun

MEANING.

Locusts.

Example of use.

Mukole nshe ishingi, MEANING; You must catch a lot of locusts.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST.

Makanta

PROVERBS.

Mutoota nshe, enda ne funda

Literal translation. He who talks about the locusts he found on the road must produce a sample (a bundle of them).

Meaning. Said of one who boasts or tells far-fetched stories. It means: seeing is believing.

Bemba Meaning. Ukutota e Cibemba cakale pakutilia ukumona. Inshe nasho emukutiila makanta. Mutoota nshe emukutila uwamona makanta pakwisa toota nokusimikila ababiye ukuti ciine-ciine umunensu tee wabufi kano abalanga, bamona ifyo alebashimikila