Adverb

MEANING

Brother in-law, sister in-law

 

Example of use

Uyu e bukwe bwandi, MEANING: This is my brother( sister)in-law.

 

 

 

 

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Mulamu

 

 

FIGURATIVE SPEECH/IDIOMS /PHRASES /COLLOQUIAL USE/ EXPRESSIONS

Ca bukwe bukwecapwishishe ubuci mu lupako.

 The way of saying ‘ dear brother in-law’finished all the honey in the hole of a tree. MEANING: Beware of flatterers,they will eat all you have.

 

Mwana bukwe, bupanda(bukankala) bwa kuno, akoono( moono)

Translation

Here, my dearbrother in-law, wealth consists in having a small fish-trap. A way of saying: ‘Fight your own battle!’ 

PROVERBS

Bukwe bwela: mano.

Literal translation

The one who says `Come back brother in law' is wise.

Bemba meaning:

Caliwama ukubwesha umutima panuma yakupusana. Ukufu­tataumupwilapo tee buntu busuma.