Verb applicative of upa

Example of use

1.     Aya ku mushi umbi, eko aya upila, MEANING:  He went to marry in another village.

2.     Ukufyala abaana eko umwaume opila umwanakashi MEANING:  It is to beget children that a an marries a woman.

     Abo naupila umwana MEANING The ones whose daughter I have married - my in-laws

3.     SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Nsengele.

OTHER RELATEDWORD/USES/FUNCTIONS

PASSIVE: Upilwa

Naupilwa umwana kuli Musonda MEANING:  My child was given in marriage to Musonda.

 PROVERBS

 Ukupila tuntushe, na baana niba tuntushe

Literal translation.

Hewho marries a stout person will also have stout children.

Meaning 

Children resembletheir parents

Bemba meaning

Ngawaupa umwanakashi umubi wisubila kufyala abana abapala bamalaika awe. Tuntusheekashishi akaume fumo, kanshi ne cipasho nifilya fine.