Noun

MEANING.

Tail of bird

Example of use.

Insuka ya aka kooni itali, MEANING: The tail of this bird is long.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST.

Nil.

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS.

Nil.

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

Uyu mwana aba na ifikansa fyakukosha insuka, Meaning That young fellow is very impudent (plays at being impudent to strengthen his tail). Allusion to cocks that try to show off their tail before they are big.

PROVERBS.

Teete nsuka, mu calo ca bene tabeenda na nsuka.

Literal translation.

Cut your tail in the foreign country one does not go with a tail.

Meaning.

Do away with your impudence; you may have behaved that way in your own village, but you can’t get away with it in a foreign country.  

Bemba Meaning.

Nga waya kwa nabeene imisango yonse ibi ufwile ukuleka pantu kuti yakuleetelela.