Bemba
Americannoun
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Bembas,
plural
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Bemba
plural
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a member of a numerous agricultural people of Zambia.
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the Bantu language spoken by the Bemba, widely used as a lingua franca in Zambia.
noun
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a member of a Negroid people of Africa, living chiefly in Zambia on a high infertile plateau
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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
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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 ● Mar. 21, 2026
Though I don’t speak Bemba, I could clap in Bemba.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025
"Homecoming" tells the story of Paris nanny Khedidja, played by Diallo Sagna, who travels to Corsica for work with her teenage daughters Jessica and Farah - portrayed by Suzy Bemba and Esther Gohourou.
From Reuters ● May 17, 2023
I tend, when I think in Zambian words, to think in Bemba, not Nyanja.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2019
He heard through Radio Bemba, which is how people are referring to gossip, Radio Big Mouth, that the compound is now a SIM interrogation center.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
The two dissatisfied Bembas had finally appealed to the Northern Rhodesia High Court.
From Time Magazine Archive
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