Noun

Singular: inshumfwa fya bakulu.

Plural: banshumfwa fya bakulu.

MEANING.

A person who takes no notice of what elders tell him.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST.

cintomfwa

PROVERBS.

Uushumfya fya bakulu, apela pa maso

Literal translation

A person, who does not listen to elders, ends at pubic hair.

Meaning

A person who does not listen to elders will not grow old.

Bemba meaning

Abati cintomfwa inshiku shakwe kuti shacepa pano calo, asha amenapofye amaso, kumfwi nofikako iyoo.