noun

MEANING

Maternal uncle.

Example of use

Yama alasatwafwako MEANING Our uncle will come and help us

 

OTHER RELATEDWORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

Declensions:

Nokolume MEANING your maternal uncle (one person)

Nalumenwe MEANING your maternal uncle (many of persons)

Nalume MEANING His or her maternal uncle

nalumefwe MEANING Our maternal uncle

Nalumebo MEANING Their maternal uncle

 

FIGURATIVE SPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIALUSE/EXPRESSIONS

Ba yama! or yama! or yama wesu MEANING my friend, my dear fellow.

Yama. Often a mark of respect by an elder person to call a younger person yama

 

 

PROVERBS

PROVERB 1

Nokolume taba bushilya bwa mumana,

Literal Translation:

Your maternal uncle is not on the other side of the river

Meaning:

Protection must beat hand to be effective.

Bemba Meaning

Nga wakwata ubwafya, abenga kwafwa ni balya mulinabo, tee bakutali iyo.

Similar proverb

Ameenshi yakutali, tayashimya umulilo

PROVERB 2

2. Kapoose insofu; nokolume ali kuntanshi

Literal Translation:

Throw the elephant, your maternal uncle is just in front

Meaning:

If you have an uncle, he will always have your back, he’s you protector.

Bemba Meaning

Ukukwata nokolume cisuma pantu kuti akwafwa munshila iyingi