Noun

Singular : inshiiwa

Plural: nshiiwa

MEANING.

An orphan.

Example of use.

Mwana wanshiiwa, , MEANING:  A child who lost his father or mother or both.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST.

Kashiiwa, mwana wamfwilwa

PROVERBS.

Umwana wanshiiwa talya nyanje nkulu.

Literal translation. The orphan does not eat a big maize cob.

Meaning. The orphan never has plenty to eat.

Bemba Meaning. Abati we muntu nga walishama calinga ukusuula ku fingi, ubeleshefye ubucushi bobe, pantu teeti ciwame ukukumbwa ifyo ushakamone. Ifintu ifili kubantu abakaso, abampatila, fumyako amano.