Noun

Plural: ba cibangwa mpopo

MEANING

Bird - a kind of wood pecker.

Example of use

Cibangwa mpepo aba na  umulomo uwakosa,

MEANING: ‘Cibangwampepo’ has strong beak.

FIGURATIVESPECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUAL USE/EXPRESSIONS

Nine cibangwampopo, neo batanine isembe, no mukunkunto mwakula umfwa, Literal translation I am a wood pecker who wasdenied an axe but the sound is however heard.

Meaning: A refrain sung by workerswhen chopping trees