noun

. MEANING

Cotton, wool, cloth, calico.

Example of use

Nafwala itonge ilyakaba, MEANING: He has put on a warm cloth.

 

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

insalu.

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

Nil.

FIGURATIVE SPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIAL USE/EXPRESSIONS.

Uwafwa takooshe itonge MEANING he who is dead cares not about cloth

PROVERBS

Uwafwa, takoosha itonge.

Literal translation

A person who has died does not care about clothing.

Meaning

Things that are very important and urgent when we are alive cease to be important when we are dead.

Bemba Meaning

Nga walungama ukucita icintu tacilingile utale ulepoosa inshita pa kutampa, pantu nga watala washingashinga atemwa walifya kuli fimbi kuti wafilwa ukubomba ico ulungeme atemwa pafika cimbi caisakupumfyanya.

PROVERB 2

2. Nshashe imfumu anyelele mwitonge

Literal translation.

The one who would never leave the chiefs presence soiled his trousers 

Meaning.

There are circumstances when one should not pester people. Also used to excuse oneself from attending a meeting when circumstances make it impossible to do otherwise).

Bemba Meaning

Itonge bulangeti, icakufwala. Icibemba aciti: ukusheleketa ku mukalamba kuisebanya.