Noun

Singular - ulutanga

MEANING 1.    

A kind of cucumber or water melon.

MEANING 2.

Time.

Example of use.

1 Banandi abo twakula nabo intanga imo,  MEANING: My companions with whom I grew up (at the same time).

2  Twafyelwe intanga imo, MEANING:  We were born on the same date.

MEANING 3.

A precedent on which one relies.

Example of use.

Washala mu ntanga nkote, MEANING: You are building your hopes on a precedent that will never be recognised.

PROVERBS

Kolwe umulange umungu, elyo wishomulange ulutanga

Literaltranslation

Showpumpkins to a monkey, and then show him cucumbers

Bemba meaning

Imyungu filyo ukucilapa ntanga. Nga tapali imyungu kolwe kuti alye ntanga, lelo nga abalilapo ukulyemyungu teekuti asumine ukulya ntanga. Icibemba aciti umuntu nga asumata ifiloweleteeti umuleshe asumine. Pa kufunda abaice imisango isuma wileka beshibe ifibiepali imitima yabo yakowela kuti cayafya ukubawamya