Noun

MEANING.

MEANING 1.

A kind of gum. By extension glue

Example of use.

 1 Bakomako inamba kumunamba MEANING: They extract gum from the munamba tree.

2 Mufwi wanamba, MEANING: An arrow stuck on the shaft with munamba gum.

MEANING 2.

A line, a row.

Example of use.

Namba yabakolwe MEANING: The line of monkeys.

MEANING 3.

A group.

Mwikale mu namba mu namba, MEANING: Sit down in groups.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST.

Libumba.

FIGURATIVE SPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIALUSE/EXPRESSIONS.

A stubborn person, who does not change his mind once it’s made up: Also one who is very persistent

Ulya ni namba, talambatuka Literal translation.: That one is like glue, he never unglues. Meaning A pesterer one cannot get rid of.