Noun

MEANING1

the ant bear, the aardvark,

 

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

mpendwa, cilingala, kabeeya

OTHERRELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

AUGMENTATIVE - Icisaka nenga

FIGURATIVESPECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUAL USE/EXPRESSIONS

1. Ndi nengo, naikala ne loba pa moolu Literal translation: I am like the ant bear, I have mud on my legs MEANING Said by a person who is leaving.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

ndi no lweendo

2. Mwimba nengo MEANING Ant bear hunter

3. Cimba nengo MEANING Hole dug in wall of trench or grave

4. Laala ubwa nengo MEANING To sleep soundly like an ant bear

 

PROVERBS

PROVERB 1

Ukukokola pa nengo, malole.

Literaltranslation:

To loiter at an antbear's furrow is to waste one's time.

Meaning:

This job is only done at night. If you don't finish it quickly you have a sleepless night. It means finish your work quickly so that you can get on with something else.

Bemba Meaning:

Catulile kubembe nengo. Inengo bemba ubushiku, no tulo tulafuba; eico nga tabalefwaya ukulola bushiku bonse kuti bayangufyanya bapwa bwangu bayasendama. Insoselo nomba ipilibula ukuti nga taukwankwenye cintu ico ulecita ninshi uleonaule nshita yakubombelapo imilimo imbi.

 

PROVERB 2

Nengo nobukwebo: kano-wayashitakofye.

Literal translation:

The ant bear always means bartering, unless you just agree to buy it (at the price asked).

Bemba Meaning:

Ubukwebo bwalinga ukumfwana pa uleshitisha no uleshita. Tee kutumikisha iyoo, pantu kuti wasuka watelebwilako ku mutengo.