noun

Plural: amasaya

MEANING.  

Cheek.

Example of use.

-Sosela mu Masaya, MEANING:  To talk between the teeth (cheeks).

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST.

-Kaana shimpa ishiwi.

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS.

Nil.

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

Shimpa umuntu munwe mwisaya,  MEANING: To prove one’s sayings or one’s evidence.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

-Shinina.

PROVERBS.

Mwanya fili kwisaya.

Literal translation.

The man is only grateful only as long as food is in his mouth.

Meaning.

A person who appreciates only in the presence of the one who has helped him, but talks ill of that person when he is away.

Bemba Meaning.

Ukwanya ekutasha. Mwanya fili kwisaya e muntu uutasha fye lilya liine alepofuma ifyabupe; kumbali ayatendeka ukusuuka. Umuntu uulekutasha pamenso yobe, kumbali alekutuka.