Verb Intransitive.

MEANING 1

To hum, as flies,bees

Example of use

Nasanga balunshi baletaatano kutaata MEANINGI found the flieshumming about

OTHERRELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

Passive – Taatawilwa

 

FIGURATIVESPEECH/IDOMS/PHRASES/COLLO QUIAL USE/ EXPRESSION

Ideophones: Taaaa-humming about of the flies

 

PROVERBS

Ukwataatabalunshi kuli amalyo

Literaltranslation

Where the flies are buzzing around there is food

Meaning

Where people gather there must be something special

Bembameaning

Ukwataatabalunshi kuli amalyo!Nacidiba palya pa cibansa pantu ba Amayenge na baWitch Band balatampa ukutuuta!

 

SIMILARPROVERBS

Ukulinama takubula makubi