noun

Plural: ifipompo

MEANING.

Green, unripe fruit.

Example of use.

Ipompo talyawama, MEANING:  The unripe fruit is not nice.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST.

ilibishi

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS.

Nil .

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

PROVERBS.

1. Ilipompo lilapona, ibonge lyashala.   

Literal translation

The green fruit falls while the ripe one still hangs on the tree.

Meaning

Death knows no age. Youngsters may go and old people remain.

Bemba Meaning

Abaice balafwa, abakote bashala 

 

2. Ibonge liponeshe Ipompo.

Literal translation

The over-ripe fruit caused the green one to fall.

Meaning 

A stupid elder can bring trouble for a younger person.

Bemba Meaning

Abakote limo balaleetelela abaice. Kabili umulwele kuti alenga umutuntulu ukufwa, wena apola nokupola!

 

3. Isuku lyakutolelwa: lipompo

Literal translation. 

The wild fruit which is picked up for you is always unripe.

Meaning.

Things done for you are usually not done well enough

Bemba Meaning.

Ifyakucitilwa ilingi tafyana. Icintu kano waicitila wemwine, atemwa wasangwapo. Uko ushili imbwa yobe taibutuka.