angala
Verb intransitive
MEANING
MEANING1
To play, amuse oneself.
Exampleof use
Mayo,ine naya mukwangala na banandi MEANING:Mum, I am going to play with my friends
SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST
Cena,shika, shinta
MEANING2
Adjective; To be in good health and spirits; to becomfortable.
Exampleof use
Uyumwana ni mumutende aleangala,
MEANING: The boy or girls is in good health and spirits.
MEANING3
Adjective. To be in good terms with one another.
Exampleof use
Abababili balangala pamo,MEANING: these two are in good terms with each other.
MEANING4
Verb transitive –angalakoumuntu, MEANING: to mock, mimic, to make a fool of some one.
OTHER RELATEDWORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS
PASSIVE –Angalwa.
Example of use
1. Ineshangalwako nomuntu, ndeka!MEANING: I am not to be made a fool of, leave me!
2. Tulelwaleelo, nshangalwako,MEANING: We shall fight today; I am not to be played with.
APPLICATIVE –Angalila.
PROVERBS
1. Kolwe angala pa musambo anasha.
Literal translation
The monkey plays on the branch it has softened.
Meaning
Habit becomes second nature and makes things easier.
BembaMeaning
Cintuwabelesha takwaba kutina, kabili tacafya kucita. Kabili abati wilatwalaamasange ku muntu ushiseka nankwe.
2.Mukolwewa mfumu tangala na uwa mulanda
Literal translation
A rooster from the chief’s compound does not play with arooster of the poor
Meaning
Children of nobility do not play with commoner’s children
BembaMeaning
Abakubufumu, nangu abana babakankala, tabangala na bapabi
SimilarProverbs
1.Mukolwewa musumba tangala na uwa mfula
2.Mukolwe wa musumba talila nga uwa mfula
3. Ukwangala kwacila ulupwa
Literal translation
Socializing can at times be wider than family
Meaning
Friends can sometimes be closer to you than your family
BembaMeaning