noun

Plural: Bana?ombe.

MEANING.

MEANING1.

A (female) cow.

Example of use.

Iyi na?ombe intu yaina MEANING: This is a fat cow.

MEANING 2.

A female child.

Example of use.

Umwanauwafyalwa nina?ombe, MEANING: The child thatis born is a girl.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST.

Cankampelo.

MEANING 3.

A prolific woman.

Example of use.

Uyuni na?ombe, MEANING: She is aprolific woman.

MEANING4.

Sometimes; the placenta.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST:

-buta.

MEANING 5.

A game pit covered over, but not provided with sharp stakes at the bottom.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

bucinga bwa mwalo.

MEANING 6.

A kind of millet.

PROVERBS.

Nang'ombe pabaana taya

Literal translation.

 Themother cow never leaves its child.

Meaning.

One should remain true to one's own country, family, clan

Bemba Meaning.

Umufyashi wamwana teeti alekefye bamupoke umwana, awe kuti afwilapo. Icitemwiko cabaana kubafyashi calicila pali fyonse. Kabili abati umuntu kuti afwila pa kulwila insambu shakwe

Similar proverb

1. Cula afwilile pa meenshi yakwe

2. Nansofu pamwana taya.