Noun

MEANING1

Lines drawn in the field when sowing millet.

Example of use

Shila indala MEANING: To draw lines in the field.

Kashila wandala MEANING: The person who draws  lines in the field.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Imishilwa pingwe.

 

PROVERBS

Tulebutanda (ubukula), kano kashila wandala atontwele.

Literaltranslation

We will sow seeds in the garden, unless one who makes the furrows grows tired.

Meaning

Once a job is started it should be completed no matter how difficult it turns out to be. Courage and perseverance are all that is needed.

Bemba meaning

Icintu ukucicenda kano nuishiba apo cipelele. Ukwangwa ukucite cintu ninshi nuimona ifyo uli. Calola namukuti apali intungulushi kano ulepima kuli ulya wine, nga wamona ifyo acita elyo waishiba auti kanshi tacafishe. Ukusuushe lungu kwendamo

 

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4.  Imimbulu iishipesha naama mupeepi

5. Shiwaniina tasha cileka