Noun

MEANING

A flaw in a piece of iron

 

Example of use

Apakomaila nondo, pali ubulema, MEANING: Where the hammerbeats repeatedly, there is a flaw ( i.e. There must be a reason for constantrebuking.)

MEANING 2

Incurable infimity

Example of use

-         Ba nobulema, MEANING: tohave or to be sick of an incurable disease.

 

 

 

FIGURATIVE SPEECH/IDIOMS /PHRASES /COLLOQUIALUSE/ EXPRESSIONS

An inveterate habit

Uwakalema taleka, MEANING: A lame man does not stop limping (i.e. The leopard cannot change his spots.

Cfr. Kalema, mputi