noun

MEANING

Forgetfulness

Example of use

Umutima wali mu cilafi,

MEANING: I was absent minded.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Cilabo.

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

Nil

FIGURATIVE SPECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUAL USE/EXPRESSIONS

Icilafi ebutani,

LITERAL TRANSLATION: Forgetfulness is meanness.

MEANING: People who are mean normally use forgetfulness as an excuse for not giving hand to those in needs.

PROVERBS

Nil