Demonstrative pronoun, possessive pronoun

MEANING 1.

Those

Example of use

Niabo bekele apo MEANING: Those are the ones sitting there.

MEANING 2.

Their

Example of use

1.     Nincinto yabo, MEANING: It is their affair.

2.     Muntu wabo, MEANING:  It is their relative.

 

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

aba.

 

PROVERB(S)

1. Abo baana, tukunku twa kwa Mulenga, tatukakika (or tatukakilwa)

Literal translation

Those children are like the wooden anvils for beating bark into cloth. They are very difficult to tie together (because of their shape).

Meaning

One never finds enough evidence to condemn or convict certain people.

Bemba Meaning

Ala umupuupu ni pakuboko! Bambi abantu nangula abengi balishiba ati ni kabolala, leelo yonse imilandu kupusuka!

2. Abonta umulilo, ebo umulilo oca

Literal translation

Those who warm themselves by the fire are the ones most likely to be burnt by thre same fire.

Meaning

Keep your distance from powerful people; you might get into trouble. Beware of the powerful. They are dangerous.

Bemba Meaning

Ala bane, kuti walilya nomundemwa ati ine kateeka abafye kwati munandi, tulanda nokwisha libili-libili! Kuti yaisanga mu kalyati ku mulundu waici cibeleshi. Mukusosa nankwe kuti wasuka walufyanya, wamusalula pantu uleti munobe, kanshi ena nafulwa. Tacibula pali nalikwebele.