Verb Transitive

MEANING 1

Toteach, educate, instruct.

Example of use

Mu ?andayamulungu emo bafundilwa, MEANING: The church is theplace where they are taught.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

–Fundisha.

MEANING 2

Tostrip.

Example of use

Funda ulushishi, MEANING: To strip bark-rope.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Pinda.

MEANING 3

 To skin an animal.

Example of use

Funda inama, MEANING: To skin an animal.

MEANING 4

Togo bad (of meat).

Example of use

Inama naifunda, MEANING: The meat has gone bad.

MEANING 5

Tobe ripe.

Example of use

Amale ayo bafundike yafunda, MEANING: The millet they placedin a basket to ripen is ripe.

MEANING 6

Tobe vigorous and well developed. (of plants).

MEANING 7

Example of use

Tobe big and stout;

Chali alifunda umubili, MEANING Chali is big and stout

MEANING 8

Tobe fertile, rich (of soil).

Example of use

Umushili walifunda eco ifilimwa fikulilabwangu MEANING:The soil is fertile which causes the plants to grow fast.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Mafundilo, fuka..

RELATEDWORDS/USE/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

Expressionsat –Akaasha, lushishi..

DERIVATIVE:-Mufundo, -Ifundilo, –Ifunde.

PASSIVE:–Fundwa : To be taught; to beskinned.

APPLICATIVE: –fundila.

FIGURATIVESPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIAL USE/EXPRESSIONS

1. Funda umuntu inyambi, MEANING to claim one’s duesforcibly.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

pinda

2.To be firmly established (station).

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

:Fukutuka, -Sensebuka.

3.Wafunda nomucila, LITERAL TRANSLATION: You have skinnedeven the tail.

MEANING:You have done a thorough job.

PROVERBS 1

Kolwe wafunda, washapacipato.

Literaltranslation

You haveskinned the monkey but left the difficult part on the rump.

Meaning

Younearly completed the task but gave up when you came to the real difficulty

BembaMeaning

Wilekakubomba walapwa pantu pashalafye panoono, teekuti epo ufilwe lintu umulimoukalamba naupwa, shipikishafye walapwa.

Similar proverbs

Ukufilwe mfumbe pacitutu.

 

PROVERBS 2

Funde cinyelele, umuna?u waifundakale,

Literal translation:Teach the littleant, the big one taught itself long ago.

Meaning: Go and teach your granny to suckeggs.

Bemba meaning: Kwababamo abacenjela nomba tabamoneka nga bamo. Amano batwala uko yalefwaikwa.