ZED Lingo

No bwino bwino

Not making sense

bemba
July 29, 2019
357 205 Comment

Imiti iikula, e mpanga.

Growing trees make a forest.

bemba Imiti,
September 16, 2019
299 194 Comment

Umwana ashenda, atasha nyina ukunaya.

A child that does not travel praises its mother as being the best cook.

bemba Travel Umwana Nyina
September 16, 2019
329 189 Comment

Mayo mpapa, na ine nkakupapa.

Mother carry me, I too will carry you.

bemba Mayo Mpapa Young Carry
September 16, 2019
309 184 Comment

Uwakalema, takaleka.

He who has a defect cannot put it aside.

bemba Habbit
September 18, 2019
329 170 Comment

Uwakwensho bushiku, bamutasha ilyo bwaca

He who escorts you at night is thanked at dawn.

bemba
September 18, 2019
316 169 Comment

Ubunang'ani, tabulisha kasuma.

Laziness does not enable one to something good.

bemba Laziness
September 18, 2019
307 172 Comment

Cimbwi wa mwenso, alikotele.

A cowardly hyena lived up to an old age.

bemba cimbwi
September 18, 2019
296 193 Comment

Icaisa ulubilo, bacikonka ulubilo.

A thing that comes fast must be pursued just as fast.

bemba Ulubilo
September 18, 2019
304 191 Comment

Akaboko, kakonka akabiye.

A little arm follows another.

bemba Akaboko
September 18, 2019
323 182 Comment

Umukaka, bakama ku ifyele.

Milk is procured from a cow which has a calf.

bemba Umukaka
September 18, 2019
323 178 Comment

Pilikiti, tanasha fikali.

A frantic struggle does not cool down serious situations.

bemba Pilikiti
September 18, 2019
309 169 Comment

Bombela umo bombela, amenso ya bantu tay

Do as you always do, people's eyes do not eat.

bemba Bombela
September 18, 2019
291 174 Comment

Apali umunwe, e pali ibala.

Where there is a finger, there is a cultivated field.

bemba Umunwe
September 18, 2019
302 178 Comment

Abalya imbulu, balapalamana.

Those who eat water monitors are found close to each other.

bemba Imbulu
September 18, 2019
294 174 Comment

Umwana kasembe, nga kakukoma wabula wako

A child is an axe, when it cuts you, you still pick it up and put it on your shoulder.

bemba Kasembe Umwana
September 18, 2019
318 171 Comment

Mumbwe ukulila, pali uko ashintile amata

For a jackal to bark there must be something on which it has placed its buttocks.

bemba Mumbwe
September 18, 2019
309 175 Comment

Mukolwe pa kukula, epo afuna ipindo.

A cock breaks its wing when it is growing.

bemba Mukolwe
September 18, 2019
297 181 Comment

Uupamfiwe, e ulwa ne cibi.

The anxious person fights with the door.

bemba Uupamfiwe
September 18, 2019
301 179 Comment

Umukulu tapusa kebo, apusa akabwe.

An adult or elderly person does not miss a word, he misses a stone.

bemba Umukulu
September 18, 2019
297 174 Comment

Uwanga no mwele, akafwa ku mwele .

He who delights in the knife will die by the knife.

bemba Knife Mwele
September 21, 2019
304 180 Comment

Bangilila,mulamba talatulula

Start early before the floods come.

bemba Mulamba Floods
September 21, 2019
303 187 Comment

Uwauma nafyala,amumina limo.

He who beats his mother-in-law beats her thoroughly.

bemba Uwauma
September 21, 2019
305 198 Comment

Akatanshi,takalisha

The first act does not make one cry.

bemba Akatanshi
September 21, 2019
308 195 Comment

Imbwa ya mukali,taicenjela.

A dog belonging to a harsh master does not become wise.

bemba Imbwa
September 21, 2019
288 196 Comment

Umwana ashumfwa,amenene umwefu kwi koshi

A child who does not listen grew a beard at the back of the head.

bemba Umwana
September 21, 2019
312 185 Comment

Umulandu wa mubiyo,cibashilo ca mupini.

Your friend’s case is an occasion to make a handle of an axe,or a hoe.

bemba Umulandu
September 21, 2019
277 201 Comment

Akafupa utemenwe, e kakusha imicene.

A small bone you like could leave you toothless.

bemba Akafupa Imicene
September 21, 2019
284 191 Comment

icisunsunya

Buttocks. The word is commonly used to refer to a lady's behind.

bemba
January 11, 2020
295 179 4 Comments

Pomboloka

Get out of here, an expression mostly used by someone who doesn't want your presence

bemba urban,
January 22, 2020
337 183 1 Comment

utunama

literally means small animals but used as slang when relating to porn in a conversation in public. E.g. "aletamba utunama mu class umu girls ulya!"

bemba slang
March 19, 2020
298 157 Comment

ubucushi bupa amano

poverty brings about ingenuity.

bemba poverty
April 3, 2020
325 158 Comment

Umuzama

Mother

bemba
May 11, 2021
191 81 Comment

Uwa mabele talangwa nshila


bemba
April 2, 2024
88 32 Comment

Uwa mabele talangwa nshila


bemba
April 2, 2024
84 42 Comment

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