Bemba
Bemba is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Zambia, Congo - Kinshasa, Malawi, and Botswana, by about 3.6 million people.
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Bemba (also known as Zambian or natively known as Chibemba, Ichibemba and Chiwemba) is a Bantu language spoken primarily in north-eastern Zambia by the Bemba people.
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Written down
Abantu bonse bafyalwa abalubuka nokulingana mu mucinshi nensambu. Balikwata amano nokutontonkanya, eico bafwile ukulacita ifintu ku banabo mu mutima wa bwananyina.
Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR in Unicode).
Words in Bemba
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | mayo | |
| woman | mwanakashi | |
| tongue | ululimi | |
| water | amenshi | |
| dog | imbwa | |
| cow | nañ-ñombe | |
| one | cimo |
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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