noun

Plural: batente

 

MEANING 1

An edible mushroom

Example of use

Leelo kanofye ndye tente! MEANING under whatever circumstances, today I must eat tente!

 

 

PROVERBS

PROVERBS

1.Abeena bowa nabapwa; pashala citondo na tente

Literal translation

The people of the mushroom clan have finished. What remains are the small sized mushrooms

Meaning

The elders with knowledge of the language, the local history, and those who know the customs are gone and those left know little

Bemba meaning

Ifikolwe nafipwa,kushelefye ba mbuta-mputi abashaiba nagula cimo pa ntabi ne cilimi cesu!