Noun

Singular:icita

Plural:ifita

MEANING 1

Escort,envoys or messengers of a chief, the following of a chief or president.

Example of use

1.     Kuti nakupa ifita mwaya nafyo,MEANING:  I can give you an escort to seeyou through.

2.     Kateeka enda na ifita,MEANING:  The President  travels with his followers.

MEANING 2

Warriors,soldiers, army.

Example of use

1.     Funga ifita,MEANING:  To levy soldiers, raise an army.

2.     –Fita fyafikwi,MEANING:  Tin soldiers. Said of warriors unable tostand the hardships of an expedition.

3.     ‘Ifita fya kukuuta tafilwa inkondo,’ MEANING:  Forced conscription does not make valiantsoldiers.

MEANING 3

War,

Example of use

-Baya kufita, MEANING:  They have gone to war.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Buta, nkondo.

MEANING 4

Plunderers,bandits, highway robbers.

Example of use

Fita fyaisa kukutapa, MEANING:  Bandits (often sent by chiefs) have come tomake a raid.

RELATEDWORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

Nil.

FIGURATIVESPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIAL USE/EXPRESSION

 Nil.

PROVERBS

 ‘Mwitaifitaalaitilila,’

Literal translation

Hewho calls on an army, may be calling it against himself.

Meaning

Whenyou call for help be sure that it does not turn against you.

Bemba meaning

Ilyo waita abantu wishibe ifyakubasungapantu limbi kuti bakwalukila, cabipa.

Other proverbs thatmean the same

Mumbweaitileimpashi, nokumububashamububa.