Verb transitive

MEANING 1

To cut down orfell trees, to lop

 

Example of Use

Ukutema, MEANING to cut down orfell trees

Tema imiti, MEANING to lop trees for the garden

Batemene imiti iingi pakupanga ubukula, MEANING they cut downmany trees to make a big garden.

 

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

saila, bungula, teeta

 

MEANING 2

Verbintransitive, to glow, to shine as the light of dawn

 

Example of use

Twaima cilya kwatema, MEANING we left as dawn started

Twaimine ku nkonde kwatema MEANING we left when the light wasshining in the east, at dawn)

 

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Buuta

 

 

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

 

Derivative: fitemene,mutemi

 

Passive: temwa

Example of use

Imiti naitemwa, MEANING the trees are felled or lopped

 

Applicative temena

 

Balimutemene ubukula, MEANING they lopped the tress and madehim a garden

 

FIGURATIVESPEECH/IDOMS/PHRASES/COLLO QUIAL USE/ EXPRESSION

Temomuntu, MEANING to bewitch

 

Exampleof use

Bamutemafyengo muse, MEANING they bewitched him, cut him down like a sorghum stalk.

 

PROVERBS

 

1.Mutema kateshi atemena ukubyalamo

 

Literaltranslation

 

Whoever cuts trees in the thicketdoes so in order to plant

 

Meaning

When starting out on an enterpriseto be clear about what you want to achieve

 

Bembameaning

Umuntungalecita cintu ninshi naishiba umulimo wa cintu cilya

 

Similar proverb

Shiwalya kwakwe, tominwa mbila

 

2. Ukutemaubukula bukulu, kwenda umutende.

Literaltranslation

To cutthe trees needed for a big garden, one must be healthy.

Meaning

Hardwork, or a big job needs good health)

 

Bembameaning

Pakubombaumulimo uwafumaluka kano uli wabumi ubusuna.

 

3. Uutema umupundu, tacebakwiluba.

Literaltranslation

Theperson cutting the 'mupundu' tree does not look at the leaves.

Meaning

He realizes he is sacrificing the fruit, but there is a greateradvantage in chopping it down than leaving it as it is. To make an omelet youhave to break eggs. Do not just think of the present moment, think of thefuture too.

Bembameaning

Ifintu fimofifwaikwa ukukaka pamenso. Pakuposha uwacipute kano no bunkalwe. Uluse limolucilikila ifisuma