Verb transitive, verb intransitive

MEANING

Groin (of animals), the thin part ofthe skin that is the groin of the animal.

Example ofuse

1.     - Ubwebe bwa mpapa, MEANING: The thin part of the skinthat was the groin of the animal

2.     - ‘Ni pa bwebe aposheneka mpapa’ or‘apashilepuka mpapa’, MEANING: ‘It is on the groin, where the skin doesnot get spoiled, or where the skin can easily be mended. (Applied to amisfortune: ‘it is unfortunate, but after all, there is a remedy to it’).