Are Zambian Footballers Illiterate?
The other day, I was at home with my friends, watching a DVD recording of the match between Power…
Bemba Lesson 11 – Visiting Grandma
GREETINGS Grandma's house = Ing’anda yakwa mama Grand dad’s house = Ing’anda yakwa shikulu Hello Grandma = Mwapoleni mama Hello…
English-Bemba Dictionary – Free Sample Downloads
The dictionary has now been published on Smashwords.com. You can download a free sample to read offline on your…
Bemba Lesson 13: Days, Weeks, Months, Seasons
The following are the terms used to describe the days of the week. We follow this up with some examples…
Bemba Lesson 10 – At the Hospital
Some of the terms you are likely to come across at the clinic or hospital: Good morning = Mwashibukeni…
A Grammar of the Bemba Language – by Schoeffer – Book Review
Book Title: A Grammar of the Bemba Language as Spoken in North East Rhodesia Author: Rev. Father Schoeffer Edited by…
Learn How To Read and Pronounce Bemba Words
Bemba Lesson 8 Learn how to read Bemba using simple methods. The Bemba language is broadly based on the English…
Bemba Lesson 7 – Asking Questions
It is useful to have a quick list of the five types of questions you are likely to use in…
Bemba Lesson 5 – Family Relationships
Like all Zambian communities, the Bemba people have a close-knitted extended family life. This is reflected in the detailed terminology…
The Internet In Bemba, Lozi and Nyanja
Sometimes the gap between language and concepts is so wide that it becomes a problem when people try to come up with words for brand new concepts. Most Zambian languages have very few scientific terms. It is no wonder, then , that when it comes to the rapidly evolving internet, the gap is even wider.