Verb intransitive

MEANING

To dawn.

Example of use

Bwaca (bushiku),

MEANING: It is day light.

1.     Ubushiku nga bwaya ku kuca,

MEANING: Just before dawn.

2.     Lelo bucele cisuma,

MEANING: Today the sun has risen well (this is abeautiful day.

3.     Banwene bwala bushiku kuca,

MEANING: They drank beer all night, until morning.

4.     Abombe milimo mu kuca mu kuca,

MEANING: He works every day.

5.     Bwaisa ca,

MEANING:The day after.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Nabuca

Bwaca tutu.

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

APPLICATIVE: -Cela

FIGURATIVE SPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIALUSE/EXPRESSION

Nabuca, nomba mu nda yandi tabucele, Literal translation It is daylight, but in my stomach it is notdaylight, i Meaning. I am hungry.

 

Bwaca na ku minwe,

MEANING: It is broad light

PROVERBS

1 Tabuca bumo alubwile nkashi.

Literal translation: He who bides his time delivered hissister from slavery.

Meaning: With perseverance and patience one overcomes allobstacles.

Bemba Meaning: ukuteka umutimakulenga ukucimfya amafya.

PROVERB 2

2 Kabuce! Ni muka mubiyo eketwe.

Literal translation: Let me wait until daylight, it isyour neighbour’s wife who has been caught (by the lion).

Meaning: Another man’s trouble can afford to wait untildaylight.

Bemba Meaning: Umuntuicishimupalamene tacimusakamika. Uo cipaleme e wangwa kukupintika ukwabulaukupoose nshita.

PROVERB 3

Kabuce! Twikushe icilele ne nsala.

Literal translation: Wait until dawn! Let us not fill thewild animal which slept hungry.

Meaning: Do not be impatient, safety first.

Bemba Meaning: Teekaumutima mufyo ulecita ekubomba bwino, limbi kuti wafunda kolwe wamushapacipato.