Verb -transitive

MEANING

To paddle a canoe, to row

Example of use

Aleoba ubwato ekafye Meaning: He is paddling the boat all on his own

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

shiika

OTHER RELATED WORDS /USES /SOURCES/FUNCTIONS.

Applicative : obela

Passive: obwa

FIGURATIVESPEECH/IDIOMS/PHASES/COLLOQUIAL USE/EXPRESSIONS

Munaka pa koobwa MEANING A person who is amiable as long as circumstances compel him to be so

PROVERBS

Uwaoba amato yabili alashika.

Literal translation

The one, who paddles two canoes, sinks.

Meaning

If you do more than two things at once, you will not do them well.

Bemba meaning

Bupuba ukwikata incito shibili pa muku umo. Impali ilepaya. Bukaitemwe butwala kumfwa.

MISSING WORD - TO ADD

...Obe

DESIGNATION

Possessive adjective

MEANING 

your, thy

Example of use

Umuntu obe Meaning Your man

Ifintu fyobe Meaning Your things

OTHER RELATEDWORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

Augmentative: cobe

Diminutive: kobe

FIGURATIVESPEECH/IDIOMS/PHASES/COLLOQUIAL USE/EXPRESSIONS

 Fyobe ifyo! meaning It's your business