Noun

Singular: icikolwe Plural: ifikolwe

Ancestors

Example of use

Tufwileukucindika ifikolwe fyesu, MEANING: We should respect our ancestors.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Bunde

 OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

DERIVATIVE:-.

 FIGURATIVE SPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIALUSE/EXPRESSIONS

Nil.

 PROVERBS

 

1.      Fikolwe ne caal.

2.      Caalo ne fikolwe

Literaltranslation: Ancestors and country are but one. Without them there would be no country. The way to honour them both isto be faithful to traditions.

 

Meaning: Without themthere would be no country. The way to honour them both is to be faithful totraditions.

 

Bemba meaning: Nga takuli ifikolwe ninshita kuli icaalo. Inshila yakubacindikilamokusunga intambi.