noun

MEANING.

Fish.

Example of use.

• Baipeye isabi iliingi,MEANING: They have killed a lot of fish.

• -Ipaya isabi, MEANING: To catch (kill) fish.

• -Ela isabi, MEANING: To fish with a basket.

• -Loba isabi, MEANING:  To fish with a line.

• -Teya isabi, MEANING: To place a fishing net.

• -Sakila isabi, MEANING:  To drive fish into net by striking water.

• -Sungila ububa, MEANING: To stun and catch fish using ububa poison.

• -Fuba isabi, MEANING: To take fish out of the trap.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST.

Nil

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS.

Lisabi ililume, MEANING: Fish without scales.

Lisabi ilikota, MEANING: Fish with scales.

 

PROVERBS.

1. Akasabi ukununkila, kuilobela.

Literal translation.

The really tasty little fish is the one that you catch on your own.

Meaning.

When you get something you didn’t have to work for, you cannot appreciate it.

Bemba Meaning.

Icintu nga waicitila, cilapeela na icilumba. Ifyakucitilwa tafipeela na mucinshi nakalya.

2. Akasabi ukulya kasabi kabiye, ekunona.

Literal translation:

One little fish gets fat by eating its fellow little fish.

Meaning:

A marriage between cross cousins is good

Bemba Meaning:

Calola mukutila ukuupa umufyala obe cilifye bwino. Efyo basosa nga balefwayo muntu ope umufyala.

Similar proverb

I?ombe shupana mwitanga.

 

 

 

3. Abantu lisabi, likonka amenshi.

Literal translation:

People are like fish which follow the water.

Meaning:

People must follow their leaders and be faithful to them

Bemba Meaning:

Abantu bakonka ukulya necikuuku kumuntu. Nga mwaikala pa mushi, nga pamoneka umo uwacikuuku neshiwi lisuma alafwaya mushi, abantu kuti eo bakonka ulya wine. Uulongele ubwalwa eo basenga, waya kumwakwe wayanwako, tee wena ukwisa ku mobe akuletele iyoo; amenshi tayakonke isabi, lisabi likonka ameshi. Kabili e mu kuti: Uukwete ububoni emfumu.

 

 

4. Abantu tabatolelwa mumo ngesabi.

Literal translation:

People are not collected all together like fish.

Meaning:

It takes time and patience to rear a family or attract followers

Bemba Meaning:

Tekuti upatikishe abantu ico bashitemenwe. Abantu teebakwimimina samba, kano ukubateekela umutima.