Binshanya
Verb reciprocative
MEANING
To be bad.
Exampleof use
Lubiipa(ulwendo) pakuya pa kubwela lulawama, MEANING: A journeyis bad when one is leaving; when returning it is good.
OTHER RELATEDUSES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS WORDS/
APPLICATIVE: -Biipila. PASSIVE: -Biipilwa. COMPARE: -Patika, -patwa, fulishiwa.
PROVERBS
Mwine Musumbatabiipilwa ngala.
Literal translation.
A man from the chief’s village can not look bad with hisfeathers (marks of authority)
Meaning.
Whatever his appearance, a man sent by the chief is worth ofrespect.
Bemba meaning.