Noun.

MEANING 1.

Witchcraft, sorcery, spell (sometimescharm).

Example ofuse

1.     Amukwelekamo bwanga, MEANING: He or she bewitched him orher.

2.     -Pando bwanga, MEANING: To practice witchcraft.

3.     -Ikatano bwanga, MEANING: To call each othersorcerers.

4.      Apando bwanga bwa kututwile mfulo or bwacitutu,MEANING: He or she made a charm that will help him or her kill moles.

5.      -Cingo bwanga, MEANING: To neutralize the effectsof a spell or charm.

6.     -Sumuno bwanga, MEANING: To draw blood so as to getrid of a spell.

7.      Bwanga bwa kuishisha, MEANING: A counter charm.

8.      Bwanga bwa kapala mutwe or bwa pa luko or bwa pacikolwe, MEANING: Witchcraft transmitted from father to son or daughter ormother to son or daughter kept as a family secret.

9.     Bwanga bwa lupembe, or lwa lupekeso,or bwa kusukusa, MEANING: Witchcraft believed to have been thrown from afar, and tofall like a meteor on a person.

10.  Bwanga mutima, MEANING: Strong desire to bewitchas revenge.

11. Aba no bwanga mutima, MEANING: He or she only desires tobewitch his or her enemy.

12. Bwanga mupashi, or bwa kupepelemipashi, MEANING:The ritual calabash containing charms for a successful hunt.

MEANING 2

Bwanga bwakukolo mutwe, MEANING: Poison given to a person whom one wishes to get rid of.

Example ofuse

Alikwataubwanga bwa kukolo mutwe, MEANING: He or she has poison that you can use toget rid of someone.

MEANING 3

Bwanga busase, MEANING: A bad tempered individual.

Example ofuse

Mayo ulya,bwanga busase! MEANING: That woman is bad tempered!

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

-Wa cipyu

Bwanga ntumwa(pl. babwanga), MEANING: A person (generally a child) sent to abuse or insult another.

(Adverb) -Lomba bwanga bwanga, MEANING: To ask with persistence and with athreatening mien.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

-Lombamupatikisha.