Verb transitive

MEANING1

To bring trouble uponanother

 

EXAMPLEOF USE

 

Wintalisha MEANINGDo not get me into trouble

 

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

 

Letelela. letesha

MEANING2

 

Also to make others sufferor bear the consquences at ones misdeeds

 

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Songesha

 

 

OTHERRELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

 

Deriviative: Mutalishe, kamutalishe

 

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

Applicative: Talishisha

Passive: Talishiwa

EXAMPLEOF USE

Atalishiwe ku munankwe MEANINGhis companion brought him trouble

 

PROVERBS

1. Impakapaka italisha imyamya

Literaltranslation

A naughty animal will leadall other animals around itnto get into trouble

Meaning

One unruly fellow in agroup can bring problems to everyone in that group. A naughty child can bringproblems onto the parents.

Bembameaning

Nga mwi gundi lyenu muli cintomfwa, kutibonse amuletelela. Umwana nga aiba, bakapokola limbi kuti baisa kusa abafyashiati nimwe mumusuminisha!

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1.Mumembe wiminine asongesha ishilele

2.Mumembe eminine atalisha ishilele

3.Koswe umo asongesha abengi

4.Kwindi ali eka asongelaabali abengi.

5. Kwindi ali eka asongesha abali abengi.

6. Uubutile euletelela uufitile

7.Umusuku ubi, utusha impanga