noun

Plural – amafwasa, amafwesa

MEANING.

A small anthill.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRASTS.

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTION.

Diminutive – akalifwasa

Augmentative - icilifwasa

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

Tufunda icili mwifwasa, tatufunda icili mu culu Literal translation One can teach those who are not hardheaded (cili mwifwasa) but not those who are stubborn (cili mu culu). Meaning, it is easier to teach children than to teach adults.

PROVERBS.

Amano yafuma mwifwasa yaingila muculu.

Literal translation

Intelligence came from the small ant-hill and entered the large one.

Meaning

Elders can learn from the intelligence of the children.

Bemba Meaning

Nangu nikumwaice kwine cilingile ukukutikako, epali wishibe bwino uyu mulandu. Abo tucilile limo baleshiba ifyo tushishibe.