noun

Plural – amakonge

MEANING.

A plant resembling the sisal, used in making rope.

SYNONYM

Nil

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTION.

NIL

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

Nil

 PROVERBS.

Umutekatima wabushishe ikonge amabula.

Literal translation

Half-heartedness cost the cotton tree its leaves.

Meaning

Things need to respond with a sense of urgency.

Bemba meaning

Ifintu fifwaya ukufisampukila.