Noun

 Singular: icilu Plural: ifilu

MEANING

Poles for construction.

Example of use

Filu fyakukulila i?andafyabulila,MEANING: There is ashortage of poles for building the house.

RELATEDWORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

Nil.

 FIGURATIVE SPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIALUSE/EXPRESSIONS

Nil.

 PROVERBS

Ukulebulileicilu ekumwinshi.

Literaltranslation

Wherethere is no pole, there the door will be.

Meaning

Once youstart on something you must see it through to the very end

BembaMeaning

Ngawatampa umulimo ulingile ukumona ukuti wapwisha. Napo walekela pamoneka.

 

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