Plural – amafumo

MEANING

A spear 

Example of use

Amulasa ifumo MEANING he wounded him with a spear.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRASTS.

Mukondo means a furbished spear.

 OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTION.

Diminutive - akalifumo

FIGURATIVE SPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIAL USE/EXPRESSIONS.

 

PROVERBS

PROVERB 1.

Ukupangila insofu kano uli nefumo 

Literal translation

To say you will kill the elephant you must have a spear.

Meaning

When starting a task make sure that you have the means to finish it

 

Bemba meaning

cilanda pabamapange leelo abashipekanya bwino.  Teeti wipaye insofu neminwefye, kabili nga ulepanga ukubomba bwino incito, kano nefibombelo epofili.  Ukubwatafye ukwabula ukupekanya takwawama.

Similar proverb

Mukome mukome niku kasembe: