Fwa
Verb Intransitive
MEANING
MEANING 1
To die (of a living thing)
Examples of use
1. Alifwa, aliyalaala, MEANING: He is dead and buried.
2. Muntu wafwa MEANING: A deceased person.
3. Mwina kufwa nangu bena kufwa MEANING: A mortal person(s).
4. Muli beena kufwa, MEANING: You are all mortals.
5. Ukufwa cipishi, nangu icanyongolo MEANING: To die victim of an injustice.
6. Bafwa icifwanika nangu bafwa kapindo nangu bafwa mupupo ,MEANING: They have died in great numbers especially in war or in an epidemic.
7. Abantu bafwa nge nkuni mu busanso bwa pa musebo, MEANING: People have died like firewood in the road accident.
8. Abantu ku mushi bafwa mu manshintula nangu bafwa umo-umo nangu limo limo, MEANING: People in the village die one by one or seldom.
9. Alifwa imfwa Lesa, teeku ndoshi iyo, MEANING: She died a natural death, no witchcraft was involved.
10. Bafwile cimuku, cinshinshi nangu mucimfilimfili nangu mu cilafi, MEANING: They died suddenly, mysteriously (a death was attributed to witchcraft)
11. Afwa imfwai isuma MEANING: He died in peace in a Christian sense.
1. Afwa ububi, afwa imfwambi nangu afwa imfwai ibi,MEANING: She has died with a loaded conscience (Christian sense), or she died accidently or through witchcraft.
2. Afwa ku cikonko MEANING: She died with a grudge in her heart.
3. Fwa icipuupu, fwa umutombo nangu fwaicipensepense, MEANING: To faint, to swoon.
4. Bakafwa akalaala ?anda, MEANING: They will die to the very last one in a family, that is every member in a family will die at a go.
5. Fwa incentu nangu kuncentu, MEANING: To die in childbirth.
6. Namayo acifwa ku ncila, MEANING: The woman died in childbirth (the child not being delivered).
7. Shitaata afwile nsansalila panuma atamfya abakashi, MEANING: The man died in the bush with no one to bury him after he dumped his ceremonial wife.
MEANING 2
To be very sick, sick unto death.
Examples of use
1. Nafwa umutwe, MEANING: I have a terrible headache.
2. Nafwa ukuboko,MEANING: My arm is very sore.
MEANING 3
To suffer terribly from.
Examples of use
1. Nafwa ku cilaka, MEANING: I am dying of thirst.
2. Nafwa ku nsoni, MEANING: I am greatly mortified/I am overwhelmed with shame.
MEANING 4
To have a convinced mind that you are honored meanwhile you are not (mistaken belief).
Example of use
Bakusansabalika eico wafwa walala auti ndi mukankaala, MEANING: They honored you, therefore you believed yourself to be really important.
MEANING 5
To die (of an inanimate object)
Example of use
Motoka naifwa, MEANING The car has broken down.
OTHERRELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS
DERIVATIVE:–Cifwafwa, Mufwe, Mfwamfwa.
REFLEXIVE:- Ifwila, MEANING: To die a natural death
APPLICATIVE:– Fwila.
Example of use
Motoka yafwila mu Kabwe , MEANING: The vehicle has broken down in Kabwe
INTENSIVE: Fwililila
Example of use
Mashini yamalaiti naifwililila, MEANING :The generator has completely broken down; its irreparable
PASSIVE: Fwilwa
FIGURATIVE SPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIAL USE/EXPRESSIONS
1. Fwa ulutaata nangu pambilibili ,MEANING: To die without assistance, as a stranger, a traveller.
2. . Nafwa ku cipuki, MEANING: To suffer from too much heat and lack of fresh air
3. Fwa kumonkela, MEANING: To die of want (Etymology – To die for want of a mother to give the breast)
2. Fwa bubela,MEANING to feign death
3. Fwa inyongolo, MEANING to die or be punished for something one did not do
SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST
Fwila ulwisha
EXPRESSIONS
1. Nafwa taata! MEANING I am in deep trouble!
2. Ukufwila mukati, MEANINGto fail to express oneself.
PROVERBS
PROVERB 1.
Uwafwa takooshe tonge,
Literal translation: A person who has died does not care about clothing.
Meaning: Things that are very important and urgent when we are alive cease to be important when we are dead.
Bemba meaning: Nga wafwa ninshi wafutata. Kwa Lesa takwaba kubwela. Ifintu fyapano calo fikashala. Kumbo tabapilibuka nga pa musenge.
PROVERB 2.
Akansoni kafwilile mwifunda (mwibula).
Literal translation. The shy man died with his bundle (containing justifying evidence or with his leaf plate empty)
Meaning. Even if a person feels shy or afraid it is sometimes necessary to be courageous and to speak out. Shyness can bring trouble even to the best people.
Bemba meaning. Ekutiila wileka icilekucusha citamine munda ku mulandufye wansoni sha kusosa; epali cakutitikisha na umuwelewele akuseka ati mukwai abanjeba ine nga ncitile fyakuti na fyakuti.
PROVERB 3.
Lalaufwe, talipatali
Literal translation: sleep, here, you could die - it is not far.
Meaning: When night falls when you are just short of home, do spend a night more on the way rather than push on. Travelling at night is dangerous.
Bemba meaning:
nangu wingaba mupeepi nokufika ku moobe mulwendo kabili nga cakuti wamona ubushiku bwaila, cawamisha wasendamafye ukucila ukupatikisha ukwenda ubushiku. Ubushiku tabwawama kwenda mwaba amasanso ayengi.
PROVERB 4. .
Uwafwa tamona mulopa wakwe,
Literal translation: A person who dies does not see his own blood.
Meaning: to express scorn of death. To die for agood cause
Bemba translation: icintu nga cabipa, mwileka cibipililefye, cilwisheni nangu cafye shani, nangu cibemo imfwa temulandu, pantu ukufwa kwawamapo ukucila ukutekelesha icishiweme. Ukufwila pa cisuma, ebulumba bwine-bwine pantu ekupususha abantu.
PROVERB 5.
Umwaice ashilafwa atiila nakwa Lesa balalya.
Literal translation:
A child who is not yet dead thinks that they eat at God’s place
Meaning: Inexperienced people have illusions.
Bemba translation:
umwaice ashilafimbilwa, atobelatobelafye. Umuntu nga talasanga ubwafya mu micitile yakwe, acitafye ifintu icicitecite ukwababula umwenso.
OTHER PROVERBSTHAT MEAN THE SAME
1. Kolwe ashilabengwa, enda naponona.
2. Inshimba ishilanyela mupeto, ipamina inshila.
3. Nshilakamona, aleele muwefumo:
1.