Noun

MEANING.

MEANING 1.

Animal, beast.

Example of use.

1 Utucite nge nama sha mumpanga! Awe ifyo twakana MEANING: That you should treat us like wild animal! That we will not accept.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST.

iciswango

MEANING 2.

Meat, flesh.

Example of use.

1. lya inama MEANING: To eat flesh.

2. Inama nkati MEANING: Deeply in the flesh (to the marrow).

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST.

umunofu

PROVERBS.

PROVERB 1

 Inama yamwaice tainona.

Literal translation. The child’s animal is never fat.

Meaning. An inexperienced person cannot do things properly.

Bemba Meaning. Umuntu nangu akwate iciweme teetieshibe ukucindama kwacintu ico, aluba ukucisunga bwino casuka cabipa. Umuntu uushakwatamano talingile ukumupeela ifyamano.

PROVERB 2

Inshiku shacila amasako ya nama.

Literal translation.

Days (cares) are more numerous than an animal's hairs.

Meaning.

Time brings good things and bad things to all and sundry

Bemba Meaning. 

Apo ishamo/ishuko lili pali iwe leelo, neshuko/neshamo line likasuka likakwishile umo shiceela bumo-bumo; pantu inshiku eshileeta ifi fyonse.

2 Inama ifwa kumushi, kumpanga waya toolafye, MEANING: The beast dies at the village, you just go and pick it up.