Noun

MEANING1

A sledge hammer made of a large stone

Exampleof use

Chileshe, kame cela ne nkama MEANING:  Chileshe, beat the metal with the nkama

 

PROVERBS

Umweni teepulankama.

Literal translation.

A stranger should not take the sledgehammer from the fire.

Meaning

A stranger should not get involved in his host's affairs.

Bemba Meaning.

We mweni wiesha kuiposa mu kuputula imilandu yabo abene; tawishibe ifyo cili, kuti cakukulila. Ifyo ushishibe, ifishikukumine witwalako kanwa. Iwe kuti uleloleshafye. Nacine umweni nga ati njipule nkama, kuti camuluba, apya.