noun

Plural - 

amabonge

MEANING 1.

An overripe fruit.

EXAMPLE OF USE

ibonge liponesha ipompo MEANING: the overripe fruit made the green fruit fall.

 OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTION.

Derivative - bonga

PROVERBS

1. Ibonge liponeshe Ipompo.

Literal translation

The over-ripe fruit caused the green one to fall.

Meaning 

A stupid elder can bring trouble for a younger person. 

Bemba Meaning

Abakote limo balaleetelela abaice. Kabili umulwele kuti alenga umutuntulu ukufwa, wena apola nokupola!

 

2. Ilipompo lilapona, ibonge lyashala.   

Literal translation

The green fruit falls while the ripe one still hangs on the tree.

Meaning

Death knows no age. Youngsters may go and old people remain. A chipped pot can last longer than a new one.

Bemba Meaning

Abaice balafwa, abakote bashala