Verb transitive and verb intransitive

MEANING 1

To cross

Example of use

1.Ukwabuka umumana MEANING:  To cross over a river.

2. -Aleabuka panshi MEANING: Heis wading across.

3 - Aleabuka pa bulalo MEANING: He/she is crossing over a bridge.

4. -Abuka pa nsunsu,MEANING: To be carried across on shoulders.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

ciluka

MEANING 2

To escape from danger, to get out of a difficulty.

Example of use

Wayabuka! MEANING: You got out safely!

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Pusuka, toboka, loka. Okoka, tukila,

Meaning 3

Capable of being crossed.

Example of use

Uyu mumana te wa kwabuka panshi MEANING: This river cannot be forded.

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

PASSIVE –Abukwa

APPLICATIVE –Abukila

Example of use

1.Ububwato bwa kwabukilamo MEANING: A boat to cross over in.

2.Tulange apa kwabukila MEANING: Show us where to cross over.

 

PROVERBS

 

1. Ulubuli talwabuka mumana

Literal translation

A fight does not cross the river

Meaning

If your opponent in a fight or quarrel gives up do not persist or follow him/her. A domestic fight should not extend to the bedroom. A family fight is just, that, confined within the family

Bemba Meaning

Umunobenga acimba, naiwe leka, wikonkanyapo. Ifikansa fya calo, fya mucalo mwine,mwitwala kuli ba mala yambi. Bonse abaupana balapusana limo-limo. Lelo ngabwaca mwitwalilia kulaka; ifya mailo kafishale muli bu mailo

 

2. Uutangile eukulanga ubwabuko

Literal translation

The one who went ahead is the one to show you where to cross the river

Meaning

Your elders with experience will be the ones to show you how to navigate the journey of life.

Bemba Meaning

Abakoloci,inkontela, abaamona imweshi imintapendwa, eba funda abaice ifya kwikala bwinomucalo. Nga ulefwaya ukukokola pa calo, ulekutika ku bakalamaba

Similar proverb(s)

1.Uushumfwa ku bakalamba takota

2.Icikutika kubakalamba tacikutuluka