noun

Singular: ulukufu

Plural : inkufu

MEANING

A tick (Which spreads the spirillium fever)

Example of use

1.     Ulukufulwanimba, MEANING: The tick stuck on my skin.

2.     Nasumwana ulukufu, MEANING:I was bitten by a tick.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Lukupa,konto

FIGURATIVESPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOUIAL USE/EXPRESSIONS

Nil.

PROVERBS

Ukulyakwalafishe ulukufu.

Literal translation

Eating made thetick forgetful. He forgot to be careful and so was killed by the person whoseblood he was taking

 

Meaning

Do not dwell tomuch at doing one thing. Finish it and move on, otherwise…

Bemba meaning

Kankombeleshe.Kale muno caalo inkufu mumayanda shalesuma abantu, no kubaleetela ubulwelebwamufwenenena no kumfwa impepo kunshita ya cungulo. Ubu bulwele bwaleipayaabantu abengi. Ubushiku bumo umuntu ali mutulo, ulukufu nalo lwaikalilefyeukonka umulopa mu muntu, bwasuka bwaca, umuntu alusanga nalumusuma lukashikenacee! Umuntu epakusosa ati: Ukulya kwalafishe lukufu. Lunsumine ubushikubonse. Alutoola alupoosa namumulilo lwapya. E kutila: mune endesha ukulyaubwali bwangu tuleya, inshita yapwa, pantu ifipondo kuti fyaisatusanga panofyatwipaya. Ukulya teo umulimo waba weka iyo.