noun

Singular: icikolwe

Plural: ifikolwe

MEANING

Ancestor forefather, the head of family, the eldest and most experienced person in the family.

Example of use

Uyu ecikolwe camulupwa lwesu,

MEANING: This is the eldest and most experienced person in our family.

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

FIGURATIVE SPECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUAL USE/EXPRESSIONS

Fikolwe ne calo Literal translation It’s elders and the country Meaning Without these elders, the country would not exist

 

PROVERBS

Icikolwe tacikolwa bowa

Literal translation

An elderly and experienced man never gets poisoned by mushroom 

Meaning

Meaning an old timer knows how to steer clear of problems in the family or society

Bemba Meaning