Noun.

MEANING

Lineage, posterity, offspring;sonship.

Example ofuse

1.     Ubwana bukaya, MEANING: Fellow-citizenship.

2.     Basulila ca bwana bukaya, ubwanabukaya e bwamupususha, MEANING: They forgave him, because they were of thesame village.

3.     Bwana bwa nshiwa, MEANING: orphanhood.

4.     Ubwana nkashi or nyina, MEANING: Brother and sister orbrother of the same father and mother.

5.     Baba bwana nkowa, MEANING: They have the same fatherand mother.

OTHER RELATEDWORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

DERIVATIVE: Mwana, child.

PROVERBS

Bwana bwansato bulaisatula

LiteralTranslation

The python’s children eventuallydisperse.

Meaning

A father cannot always keep hischildren around him, one day they will leave and where they please.

Bemba meaning

Abantutabekalilila pabafyashi. Abana baba kwati beni tabakokola mu?anda.

PROVERB 2

Ubwana nyina ubushikonka?uni.

Literaltranslation

Brothers do not always follow thesame honey bird.

Meaning

Male members of a family should notall expose themselves to danger in case they all die.

Bemba meaning

Tacawamabonse ukwikala pamo kuti mwaloba. Ukupila mu?anda imo te cisuma.

Other proverbthat means the same.

Icifulo cimocipwe mpeta.