Verb transitive

MEANING

To soak, to put under water, as cassava, bark for rope making. The verb –abika supposes that the object is to remain under water for a certain length of time.

Example of use

Nababiki kalundwe, MEANING: They soaked cassava.

 

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

fumfunya, andika, tumpika, tubika

 

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

PASSIVE –Abikwa

Kalundwe nayabikwa, MEANING Cassava is to put tosoak under water.

APPLICATIVE –Abikila PASSIVE: –Abikilwa

Kabiye ulenjabikila kalundwe kwifwe, MEANING: Go and put the cassava in the water at the watering place

Uko wayabikila kalundwe in kwi? MEANING:  Where did you soak the cassava?

 

PROVERBS

Kumusumba takwabikilwa nkwa.

Literal translation

In the chief’s village one does not soak bark for making cloth.

Meaning

Do not plan to do a job of your own if you have to go work for someone more important, your own job many never befinished.

Bemba Meaning

Ngawaya pa bulendo ubutali ubo ushingashinikisha ilyo ukabwela, uli nokusha wapwatumilimo tumo utufwile twasla twaonaika, epali taubwelele bwangu, pantu kubanokulindikwa.

Similar proverbs

Uwamfuma tashiika wakwe