Verb Intransitive.

MEANING 1

Be silent, be quietand serene, stop crying, calm down

 

Example of use

Talala, leka ukulila MEANING Be quiet, stopcrying

Talala tondolo MEANING To be completelyquiet

 

MEANING 2

To be naturally a quiet person

 

Example of use

Abauwatalala MEANING He is aquiet person, he doesn’t say much

 

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Fuka, shikitala, shikatala

 

 

MEANING 3

Be cold, cool

Example of use

Umusunga nomba watalala- MEANING The porridge is now cool

Mpelako amenshiayatalala saana MEANING  Give me very cold water

MEANING 4

To be tasteless,insipid

Example of use

Umunani nautalala MEANING The relish istasteless

MEANING 5

To die

Example of use

Aci?onta fye umukuumo atalala- MEANING He groaned just once and died

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

fwa

MEANING 6

Peaceful, be at peace (of a country)

 

Example of use

 

Kuli ci, uku wafumaku Zimabwe? Kwalitatalala MEANING What is the situation in Zimbabwe? It’s calm.

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

Causative: Talalika

Applicative:Talalila

Derivative: Ntalala.Lya ifyantalala MEANING Eat tasteless food

 

FIGURATIVE SPEECH/IDOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIAL USE/EXPRESSION

Wiikata icintucatala MEANING don’t touch a corpse

I?anda yandi naitala kumulandu wa buloshi MEANING My house is quiet; everyone has been killed or is dead because ofwitchcraft

 

PROVERBS

 

1. Mwikala pa talala mwine apatalalika

Literaltranslation

He who lives in peaceful place is the one whomade that place peaceful

Meaning

If you want peace, be the one to promote that peace

Bembameaning

Nga niwe mwalwa-na-banga bushekuti waikala umutende pa mushi? Ukwikala umutende kano naiwe wine naubikaumutende pa ntanshi.

 

2. Icaalo tacitalala nga musunga

 

Literaltranslation

The world does not become cold like porridge

Meaning

The country (world) cannot have absolute peace.New thngs are always string up

Bembameaning

Ala bane pano calo tacawama ukulya umundemwe atifyonse filifye bwino, nakalya. Kuti wapulikilwafye namacushi nangula ilyashilya malilo, paabo nokuba!

 

3. Ubulimi bwa kale tabutalalika mwana

Literaltranslation

Your good harvest of yesteryears will not stop yourchild from crying

Meaning

Do not boast about your past achievements. Do whatis needful to satisfy your needs of today.

Bembameaning

Nga ni kale nganamulibula uyu! Ala ifya kale fyaliya nga filya fiya ifiko ma meenshi pamumana. Pa lwa leelo, amaka ukwete, eyo ubomfye pakusanga nangu ukucitaifilefyaikwa

 

Similar proverb

Ubulimi bwa kale tabutuushansala

 

4. Cipashi citalele, icikolaubwikele

Literaltranslation

The honey of the cipashibee is sweet, but it intoxicates one as he is seated relaxing

Meaning

A soft spoken person may become nasty when angered.Still waters run deep; do not take advantage of someones humility, they cansurprise you if wronged.

Bembameaning

Ala ulya mutila alinakanga aka ku kutwi kuti amupapusha nga afulwa!

 

5.Ukushininwa kwamiya, kutalala.(Ukusumina kwa wamiya, kukaana./kutumbe nkanshi0

Literaltranslation

The onlyway an insolent person will admit his guilt is by frowning.

Meaning

An rude person will never own up, but will frown to show his bad temperat being found out

Bembameaning

Umuntuuwafikansa, uwafilumba, uwabukakaashi, nangu akane shani mwikatisheni fye.