Verb Intransitive and transitive

MEANING 1.

To enter.

Example of use.

• -Ingila incito, MEANING: To enlist for work.

• Wangila mu meenso! MEANING: You have sunken eyes (like a monkey) (abusive).

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST.

Nil.  

MEANING 2.

To fall on (of feast day).

Example of use.

Muli cine e mukengila inshiku nkulu, MEANING: The feast day will fall on Thursday.  

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST.

Nil.  

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS.

PASSIVE: -Ingilwa: To be penetrated by (seized by), in the following:

Ingilwa na mabundu, MEANING: To be full of (penetrated) jiggers.

Ingilwa na umwenso, MEANING: To be frightened.

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

Nil.

PROVERBS.

Munda ya mubiyo tamwingilwa.

Literal translation.

You cannot penetrate the soul of your companion.

Meaning.

You cannot read your companion’s heart; you cannot know his/her mind.

Bemba Meaning.

Tekuti wishibe ifiletontokanya umubiyo iyoo. Ukutunganya teko: ulingile ukwipusha; pambi kuti uleti nici nalimo kuti atemwa, ninshi nakalya.