noun

Singular:akabundi

Plural – utubundi

 MEANING

A small tree- climber animal of the lemur family.

EXAMPLE OF USE

Aka kanama Kabundi. MEANING This is a small tree- climber animal of the lemur family.

 

PROVERBS:

1. Kabundi cefyo mutwe, impako shili nabene.

  LITERAL TRANSLATION: Kabundi’ humber yourself, the holes in the trees have their owners.

MEANING: Young man, humble yourself, the country is not yours.

  BEMBA MEANING: tecobe weka, cabengi kanshi uleteeka umutima. Wilaimona uwamaano, uwamaka ukucila abanobe, abamaka bengi bakakuma. Uleicefya kubantu enkaama yacibote.

Similar Proverbs

1. Sumbu lyandi laala; tumone imiliile kubakaaya.

 

2. Utulefuma kulupako; etubundi.

  LITERAL TRANSLATION.:What is coming out from the hole in the tree are the lemurs.

MEANING: A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

  BEMBA MEANING: Akaantu konse ako ukweete kalicindama ukucila ako ushilamona kasunge bwino.

2 Akabundi kesha kulupako.

  LITERAL TRANSLATION : A lemur spends the evening in its hole in the tree.

MEANING :Spend your evenings at home and don’t go roaming around.

  BEMBA MEANING :Umuntu onse alinga ukwikala pa ?anda yakwe epo aleishisha ngacakuti bwaila. Abati ubushiku tabwenda mpaanda.