Verb Intransitive.

MEANING 1.

To moan, groan,complain.

Example of use.

Ulelinga ukuteta MEANING You should groan acceptably.

 

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Cemena, cimina,samba, tenda, tetelela

 

MEANING 2.

To crack, asbreaking tree, or to creak, as hinges of door.

OTHER RELATEDWORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS.

Derivative: shimateta,namateta

Applicative: -tetela.

FIGURATIVESPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIAL USE/EXPRESSIONS.

To be in bad way

Umushi uleteta; walaswa uwe, MEANING the villageis cracking, it is on the point of disintegrating

 

PROVERBS.

Akalwele wishibe takafya kuteta.

Literal Translaion

The sickness which you know is not difficult to treat.

 

Meaning

Its no use crying over a sickness you have. And if you know you have asickness, and you know the cause, deal with it and don’t bother other people.

 

Bemba meaning

Cilepilibuloukuti ubwafya wailetelelafye wemwine, wikatishifye wilacushishamo abantu bambi.Kabili calola ku muntu uwakuti naishiba icilemucusha nomba cilemucite nsoni shakusosa kubantu.