noun

Singular: iciila

Plural: ifiila

MEANING 1

A patch.

Example of use

Bila iciila,

MEANING: To patch a garment.

MEANING 2

A kind of dance,song.

Example of use

Cinda ciila,

MEANING: To dance.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Lwimbo,kushana.

MEANING 3

A hackneyed expression; a worn out expedient.

Example of use

E ciila cobe,

MEANING: It is your everlasting song. Same way of doing.

 

PROVERBS

Icila cansaka umo acileta,

Literal translation 

The act or dance is brought by one person

Meaning.

A Meaning.

Meaning.

A song, fashion, act is started or brought by one person but eventually many people begin doing Bemba Meaning: 

‘Wantana, cisuma, naive nkakutana, cila cansaka umo acileta': you refuse, that's alright, I will also refuse when you ask me for something: I'll do the same thing as you did.