Demonstrative pronoun, possessive pronoun

MEANING 1.

Those, 

Example of use

Ni abo bekele palya MEANING: Those are the ones sitting there.

Abo wacilfwaya baisa MEANING The ones (those) you wanted have come

MEANING 2.

Their

Example of use

1.     Ni ncinto yabo, MEANING: It is their affair.

2.     

Muntu wabo, MEANING:  It is their relative.

 

 

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 pa kuboko! Bambi abantu nangula abengi balishiba ati ni kabolala, lelo 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 the 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.