Verb transitive.

MEANING 1

To take from, contract

Example of use

1.     Naambula ubulwele bwa kalyelye MEANING:  He or she has caught rabies

2.     Ubu bulwele bwa kwambula MEANING:  This is a contagious disease.

MEANING 2

To copy.

Example of use

Ambula ulwimbo ulwa mu citabo candi MEANING:  Copy a song from my book.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Andula, kopolola

OTHER RELATEDWORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

PASSIVE: –Ambulwa, MEANING: to be copied (seldom used in the other senses)

APPLICATIVE: –Ambwila

Example of use

We muntu, ico wayambwila ubu bulwele nico tawalefimba pamona na pakanwa? MEANING: My friend, the reason why you caught this disease is because you were not wearing a mask.

FIGURATIVESPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIAL USE/EXPRESSIONS

 

Ukaambulapo isha pa kubeya, MEANING:  You will get into serious trouble (in the old days the murderer had to carry his or her victim to the grave on his or her shoulders, before being killed himself or herself.

 

PROVERBS

 

Uwenda na uulwele pa mutima alambula

Literal translation

The person who travels with someone with diarrhoea will also contract it

Meaning

Do not move in bad company, otherwise you shall also pick up their bad behaviour

Bemba Meaning

Tulesala bacibusa aboloke. Nga uleanda na bapompwe, naiwe kuti wakwata amano ayabi

Similar proverbs

1.Uwenda na ngoshe, nokumubeya eumubeya

2.Uwenda na Ngosa kati, nao akaba Ngosa kati

3. Uwenda na uwalwala mu ala nao akalwala