The African Gourmet

6. April 2010

Bemba (bem-bah) 101

Filed under: African cookbooks — The African Gourmet @ 00:36

The word Bemba has several meanings. It may designate people of Bemba origin. The Bemba-speaking peoples of Zambia, Bemba is defined a language. The University of Zambia offers an excellent newsletter of University life and scholarship http://www.unza.zm/adm2009/News0109.pdf. Also a popular online Zambia newspaper is Times of Zambia http://www.times.co.zm/.

Bemba (bem-bah) 101
Bemba is spoken in the African counties of Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Tanzania with over 3 million speakers of the language.
Some common Bemba words are:
1. Úmutí – Tree
2. Ísabi- Fish
3. Iwe- Youngster
4. Natotela- Thank You
5. Úmó- One
6. Ipi- Small
7. Kulu- Big

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