Bemba

American  

[bem-buh] / ˈbɛm bə /

noun

plural

Bembas,

plural

Bemba

1. a member of a numerous agricultural people of Zambia.

2. the Bantu language spoken by the Bemba, widely used as a lingua franca in Zambia.

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Bemba British  

/ ˈbɛmbə /

noun

1. a member of a Negroid people of Africa, living chiefly in Zambia on a high infertile plateau

2. the language of this people, belonging to the Bantu group of the Niger-Congo family

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Etymology

Origin of Bemba

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

There will also be nods to the diversity of the global Anglican Communion - with singing in Urdu, a Gospel reading in Spanish and a prayer in the Bemba language of Zambia.

From BBC

In nods to the diversity of the Anglican Communion, various languages will feature in the service, including singing in Urdu, a Gospel reading in Spanish and a prayer in the Bemba language of Zambia.

From BBC

Though I don’t speak Bemba, I could clap in Bemba.

From The Wall Street Journal

The crowd responded, “Kumushi,” the equivalent of home in the local Bemba dialect.

From The Wall Street Journal

During that visit Ms Kaumba had not worn all her carefully curated outfits, so she asked her grandmother - or "Mbuya" in the Bemba language - if she wanted to try them on.

From BBC