noun

Plural: amapulu

MEANING.

The mongoose.

Example of use.

Ndefwaya ipulu limo, MEANING: I want one mongoose.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST.

Mpunsu.

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS.

Nil.

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

Nil.

PROVERBS.

Uutangila oome pulu.

Literal translation.

The one who goes ahead, kills a mongoose.

Meaning.

The early bird catches a worm.

Bemba Meaning.

Ukubangila kulafwilisha muli fyonse. Umuleele ubi, waimishe inkwale pa kasonso.