noun

Plural: amasano

MEANING.  

The royal compound, the compound of a king of chief.

Example of use.

Natuleya kwisano, MEANING: Let’s go to the royal compound.

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS.

Plural: masano.

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

Nil

PROVERBS.

Munda ni mwisano, mulaala insoka atemwa insofu.

Literal translation.

The womb is like a chief’s place, there lies either a snake or an elephant.

Meaning.

You never know how an unborn child will develop, or whether they will turn out to be dangerous or not.

Bemba Meaning.

Mwifumo limo mufuma abaana abapusanapusana; abawele-wele na impanda; ababi nabasuma.

Similar proverb

• Munda nimucabu.