Whats your take on some names given to some building and businesses…Should they be regulated as some mean insults? For example, as pictured below;
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Whats your take on some names given to some building and businesses…Should they be regulated as some mean insults? For example, as pictured below;
THIS MUST BE IN BEMBA LAND
No my bro, this is in Tonga land where the name means a Well of water.
They appreciate the tribe and names in their culture, so no offence and regulations is not required, period
this is Tonga which means ‘well’ or chishima’. there is nothing wrong with it. if this bar was in bemba land or CB, no one can visit it. in tongaland it ok because pipo go there to quench their thirsty just any want to do wen they go to a chishima. bemba is not an official language for zambia meaning chikala is not official also. try put ‘penis’ there & see how cops/council will visit u mukampampa!!!
Well said.
In Tonga it should have been Cikala and not Chikala, so this must be another language!
The owner of the shop is semi-literate so Ci or Chi makes no diference. just accept it my friend!!
There is no need of regulations, its their languege nd it has sensible meaning.
we have so many languages and chikala is not an insult in certain parts of the country so i see no reason to regulate.
The owner of that place is trying to be funny.People one cannot use chikala anyhow,especially in a region where bemba is mostly spoken.Can you say the chikala to your father?
If you are using Tonga yes, because you will be talking about a well of water (Ichishima)
This is not in Zambia ba Tumfweko, you have to be objective, this must be Malawi where the word means a Furnace or something like a hot spot…..
Are you
blind, you can’t see Zambian scuffs?
Just a minor correction, Tungat tuja; chikala has no meaning in chichewa, however, the closest word to your meaning is ‘Makala’ which means chacoal.
Needles to say, I have once seen a local haulage company by that name ‘Chikala Hills’ but doesnt sound offensive to the MW nation.
awe mwandi
There is another drinking place in Mufulira’s Kantanshi area called ‘Chikala Bwamba’! Its fully packed especially when miners get paid! No offence anyway!
Chikala bwamba means sittingn naked iwe.Here it is
Atase tumfweko why did u black listed my comment because i called u that name on the picture.sorry i didnt mean to insult u
Nice one Zambians languages languages languages.
my mother had sold vegz at ‘CHIKALA BWAMBA’in Muf.In chingola, there z a village called’PA MATOLE’.No hard feelingz anyways.
meaning “seated naked”. its actually one word
This is not zambia at all,who in their right frame of mind would use insults to name their business? Who would be proud to buy anything from such a place?how would any paret say to a child go to **** and get me that? Zambians from all corners of the country have mannaers and morals,they can’t do such..
And that Zambian green football fanatic hat and scarf is not Zambian regalia or sorry let me use a magnifying glass.
I can imagine dad telling me go and buy things @ CHIKALA SHOP…really funy
There is nothing wrong with the name . Chikala means well in Tonga. unless you are bemba where its an insult. we have other names like John Chinena etc. Chikala is not an insult.
Typical zambian baboon
Pa John Chinene…..
There’s also a place called pa kanyenge.
In mumbwa there mutombe basic school, and pa chinena village in Mkushi, cinena means abdomen or place between puberty and naval
I had friend with name like Urine Phiri
nyenga yami means my sister. nothing wrong if its kaonde
its not an issue because i have a friend by the name of Maggie Mutombeni.
You mean Mthombeni, common name in my country.
@ Mim
Uyo wena kumutomba bad! Mukanwa, pamusula, pachinyo, mumatwi etc
So what..who cares anyway!!Bafikala.
pakunwena ba fikala
You cannot regulate language imwe!!! Words in one language means something in another. Makende in a Namibian language means spectacles but in a Tanzanian language means balls… so what?? Shinyo is a mouth … so what? Mukuma is a no-go word in some parts of Africa … so what??? Will you manage???
When I was a kid growing up in Kwacha Township, just across the Mindolo Stream which drains into the Kafue Rover, there was a white farmer who was known as Chikala Chikulu. Our parents had gardens (amabala) in the area and they would openly say, even in the presence of children, that balima kwa Chikala Chikulu.This is the place where there is a pleasure resort called Kabala.
Chikala Chikulu died after a nasty confrontation with a hippo which had strayed into the Mindolo Stream from the Kafue River. His farm workers told him about the hippo, he came with a gun to shoot it, but he was apparently very drunk and the hippo cut him in half. The hippo was eventually killed by a combined team from the army and the fire brigade. I remember the stampede by residents of the nearby townships to have a share of the hippo meat.
And you call this news???? In chiwempala chingola,ther is a ka bars place cold pakabuchende..
Where is Barbra Machende? She used to read news on ZNBC TV
Idiotic Idea, Chikala Bwamba, Kabuchende, Barbara Machende, Maggie Mutombeni, Nyenga Yami, John Chinena, Mr Makala, Chikala Liquor are all NOT insults, UNLESS you can only read,write and think in one language like those sheep in George Owell’s Animal Farm-tunneled. In Janet C, what does C read to be, Chikala?
This is a total lie!!! The place is called Kachali and not as shown in this photoshopped picture. If you are in Ndola, go to Lubuto township near the post office and you will clearly see it.
i once had a zimbabwean prostitute who gave good service and her name was tombi.
So wat if she was Tombi. u just like going to Katete in Chawama, i know you……
Too much illetracy in Zed. I mean illetracy in local languages. Chikala is supposed to be pronounced Chiikala, meaning one who sits, then followed by an adverb like buseneme(facing up), bulele(while sleeping), or even your bwamba (lacks proper clothing, but not naked). Cikala in Tonga means a water well, pronounced zhikala.
i think the buidinz nem shudnt offend u much becoz in mpika there two fellows namely:ba matole waisula umuseke paa and the other cant be more offendin ba cinena cha mpali.one the former selz guavas and the later daz em bricks
kekekeke kwena mwalipena!!
Bemba Bemba insele shekasheka
In South Africa there are names like Kanyo and Mutombeni which would raise eyebrows in Z. Even Sushi for a restaurant wouldn’t pass in Kasama. There a Moslem ceremony called Ashura which noone from Eastern province would attend
I think the councils when giving trading licences they should check even on the names because others can be insults just like we can see.
Chips-Chingola
bafikala mulepangafye chongo
It depends where this shop is. There was one congolese song called NYAKOKONYA that was banned in Zambia many years ago because they said this word which was mentioned often in the song was an insult in one Zambian Language, lozi or some language like that. In Eatern province the word MATOLE means a certain type cartepillars and it also means young bulls. It should just be on someone’s conscience on naming public places whether the name will be offensive in that area or not.
@dodo what are you saying
I bet only fik…………….s O sorry ifishimas patron there!
The Business names Act says that a name must not be offensive.
Awe mwandini.. Iye..