Verb Intransitive

Singular: iceni

Plural: ifyeni

MEANING

Lap

Example of use

Namubika pa ceni candi,

MEANING: I took him on my lap.

Ambika mu ceni,

MEANING: He took me under his protection.

MEANING 2

Private parts (of a man).

Example of use

Alilwala ku ceni,

He is suffering from venereal disease.

MEANING 3

A fibrous grass used for sewing bark cloth.

FIGURATIVESPECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUAL USE/EXPRESSIONS

Ku Mfumu niku ceni, ukwacindama, ukwafina,Literal translation: The dwelling of the prince is something respectable,something to be dreaded. Meaning: something most worthy of respect,something one would dread to look at, as another’s nakedness.