Noun

Singular: icintimpwe

Plural: ifintimpwe

MEANING

Oldabandoned water holes or wells.

Example of use

Ameenshi ya pa fintimpwe yalaba ayafiko,MEANING: Waterin the old, abandoned water hole is dirty.

RELATEDWORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

Nil.

FIGURATIVESPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIAL USE/EXPRESSIONS

Nil.

PROVERBS

 

Mweni ashishi kwifwe atapapacintimpwe.

Literaltranslation

Thestranger, who does not know the watering place, draws water from a dirty pool

meaning

Astranger may be ignorant of local customs; therefore his mistakes should beoverlooked).

Bemba Meaning

Umuntuuwalufyanya ico mweni taishiba ificitika aalinga ukubelela uluse.