noun

MEANING 1.

Cobweb, spiders’ web.

Example of use

Utushishi natwikatwa mu bwile, MEANING: Insets are trapped in the spider’s web.

MEANING 2

A string trick played by children.

Example of use

-Piko bwile, MEANING: To intertwine a string between the fingers of both hands, so as to be able to undo it at a single pull.

Pikululo bwile, MEANING: To undo the intertwined string between the fingers.

MEANING 3

Mystery, unaccountable thing: enigma, riddle, puzzle.

Example of use

1. -Pikululo bwile, MEANING: To explain a mysterious thing

2. -Pindo bwile, MEANING: To puzzle

3. Ampindo bwile andufya no mwa kupikulwila, MEANING: He or she puzzled me and made it impossible for me to solve the case

MEANING 4

A small net which pulls the trigger of a trap called cimpangwa.

FIGURATIVE SPEECH

Bwile bwa mutwe, MEANING: A very annoying occurrence. Allusion to hair cutting. It may be very annoying to have it done in very ridiculous way, but is of no importance, as the hair will soon grow again.