Noun

plural - amalibu, 

MEANING

Small bell tied to a neck of a dog by witch doctors to put evil spirits to flight. By extension any small bell

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

lupamba, munango

FIGURATIVESPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUAL USE/EXPRESSIONS

Amalibu yakuilombela. Literal translation: The small bells you beg for yourself MEANING Misfortunes which one brings upon oneself. (Allusion to a fable in which small bells 'ndibu' bring trouble). Bemba Meaning:  Ubucushi bwakuifwailafye ku kutumpa kwamuntu umwine.

 

PROVERBS

Icikutilwe tacumfwa ndibu.

Literal translation:

The deaf person does not listen to the little bell.

Meaning: 

The fool takes no heed of warnings and so gets caught like the buck that paid no attention to the little bell (ndibu) round the dog's neck).

Bemba Meaning:

Umuntu imfwa nga naimukuta teeti omfwe nakubalemusoka. Umuntu nga balemweba no kumfwa iyoo, ninshi cilemubendeela

similar proverb

Ubuta bwauma, bwaumina ukukufunika.