noun

Plural: amabala

Meaning 1:

A garden, a cultivated field.

Example of use:

Ebala balimamo, MEANING: That is the field where they cultivate.

Meaning 2:

Spots on an animal.

Example of use:

Cimbwi wa mabala, MEANING: The hyena has spots on the body.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Mafolomatolo, mabala-mabala, likundu

FIGURATIVE SPEECH

Bufumu bwa mabala ya cimbwi bwakushingwa fye. Meaning: A chieftainship of appearances only not pertaining to birth right. Therefore, of no importance.

 

PROVERBS

Mpyana ngo apyana na mabala 

Literal translation: He who is heir to the leopard, is also heir to the spots.

Meaning: He who is in charge and receives respect must also accept the obligations.

Bemba meaning:

Ingo e Cibemba caku Buluba ukuti imbwili. Ipinda aliti nga wapyana pacifulo camuntu uuli nokubomba nemilimo yakwe yonse wifilwapo nangu umo; nga wafilwapo fimo ninshi tacikulingile. Nga wapyana mukamfwilwa niwe uli nokusunga nabaana bakwe. Icitemenwe nyina nabaana. Icibemba aciti nangu pancito nga bakupele umulimo uwalebomba umukalamba ninshi naamalipilo yafwile ukuba ayakalamba.