noun

MEANING

His or her mother.

Example of use

Nyina kwa kampanda, MEANING: The mother of so and so.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

mayo

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/ SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

Nil

FIGURATIVE EXPRESSIONS/SPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIAL USES

1.  Ucili na nyina, euli na ifilamba mu liinso (or fiilamba akwete), MEANING: He who still has his mother has tears in his eyes; MEANING: Has still to weep.

PROVERBS

PROVERB 1

Nyina talaba mwana

Literal translation: the mother does not forget her child

Meaning: caring nature of mothers

Bemba meaning: nangu uye ukutali shani, umufyashi wa cine teeti akulabe. Ne cipe cobe tekuti ucilabe. Cimo no kuti umwana mubi  talaba nyina

PROVERB 2

Nyina umo tafyala mwanda

Literal translation: one mother does not give birth to a hundred

Meaning: in the extended family, we are all brothers and sisters. We have plenty of mothers

Bemba meaning: Icibemba citila bamunoko tebalya beeka mwafyalwa nabo inda imo awe, na bafuma munda shimbi niba munonko