Noun

MEANING.

A lazy person.

Example of use.

Iwe wena uli nshimba kwima Meaning. You are very lazy.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST.

Cishimbwe

FIGURATIVE SPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIAL USE/EXPRESSIONS.

Nil.

PROVERBS.

 Nshimba kwima ima na icipala nangu ne tete.

 Literal translation: The lazy one gets up with an arrow (or arrow shaft) in his side.

Meaning: His laziness will cause him harm. A pun on the words –nshimba, to delay in running away and nshimba the animal.

Bemba meaning: Ubuna?ani bulaleeta amafya pa muntu pantu ilingi umuntu uushibomba alaitumpa mu misango iibi pakuti akwanishe ifyo alefwaya