Verb Intransitive.

MEANING

To play boisterously/wrestle/romp.

Example of use

Bushe balya balelwa? Iyo balecena fye.

MEANING: Are they fighting over there? No they are just romping about.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Shika

MEANING 2

To hurt

Example of use

Muleyangala bwino wicena umuboyo

MEANING: play well, do not hurt your friend

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

PASSIVE:–Cenwa.

APPLICATIVE:- Cenena.

FIGURATIVE SPECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUAL USE/EXPRESSIONS

Nil

PROVERBS

Mukucena mufumma liila-liila.

Literal translation: From playing boisterously/ from endless loughing comes a lot of crying

Meaning: too much familiarity leads to evil. Said mostly about familiarity between  persons of the opposite sex……refers especially to the risk of illegitimate sex and in a village context where everybody is related, often incestuous sex and so the children born of that. There is time for everything, do not overdo things

Bemba Meaning: Icibeleshi nga capitilila mu myangalile cilaleeta amafya makamaka pabakashana na aba lumendo. Kucilishapo aba mu lupwa lumo.

SIMILAR PROVERBS

1.Muku seka-seka mufuma liila-liila

2. Muli seeka-seeeka mufuma liila-liila