noun

MEANING

Abode, domicile

Example of use

1. Aya kuli mwine mushi ati: njishile ubwikalo, MEANING: He or she went to headman saying: “I have come to establish my domicile here”

2. Bwikalo bubi, MEANING: A difficult situation.

 

PROVERBS

 

PROVERB 1

Bwikalo busuma bulakola

Literal translation

A good dwelling place intoxicates i.e. goes to one’s head.

Meaning

When one is in a good position he or she may get excited with what is he or she is enjoying forgetting that the same things can lead him or her into problems if care is not taken.

Bemba meaning

Umuntu nga amone cifulo cisuma, alaba nokuisunga, atendeka misango yakuti ikamonawile. Ukwikala bwino limbi kuleta ukutumpa no kuilekelesha.

 

PROVERB 2

Ubwikalo bwa nsaka maselengano (kusengushanya).

Literal translation

Life in the rest hut is continuous coming and going.

Meaning

From birth till deaf our life is continually changing.

Bemba meaning

Apo mwikele abengi pa nsaka atemwa mu bwalwa, nga wafumapo, wabwela wasanga umbi ekela pa cipuma cobe tee mulandu, leka ekale nobe kekale pambi. Nga wafimbil fye palya peene wali wikele, walaumanya uo wasangapo ninshi wemubi, niwe walubuli.

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Amatako mangaliwa.