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73 Ways to Say Hello – Bemba Lesson 34

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It is commonly known that Zambia has 73 languages. If you are like me, you will be familiar with a handful of them but not all of them. I don’t know of anyone who understands all 73 languages. When it comes to greetings, however, we can make some progress by pooling together and teaching each…

Bemba Lesson 33 – The Head – Umutwe

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ENGLISH BEMBA BEMBA (Singular) (Plural) Head Mutwe Mitwe Hair Mushishi Mishishi Grey hair Lufwi Mfwi Body hair Ipipi Bupipi Bald patch Pala Mapala Forehead Mpumi Mpumi Crease Lukanshi Nkanshi Eye Linso Menso Eyelash Lukopyo Nkopyo Eyelid Cipa ca linso Fipa fya menso Eyebrow Cikumbi Fikumbi Jaw Isaya Masaya Tears Cilamba Filamba Nose Môna Myona Ear…

“GOING TO THE MOUNTAIN”

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By John Katebe  In certain Christian circles, we hear talk about going to the mountain to pray. In fact, in almost every town in Zambia, there are a number of Christians who habitually go to some local mountain for the purpose of prayer and fasting. Going to the mountain, however, has two meanings – one…

The Bemba Heritage Facebook Page

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Ukusefya pa Ng’wena-Bemba Cultural Identity If you want to find out more about some of the Bemba traditions from the past, The Bemba Heritage Facebook Page is a chronicle of traditional culture and wisdom of the Bemba people of Zambia.  The following are some of the topics currently covered: BEMBA INITIATION SONGS: THE FIRST DAY…

Bemba Lesson 31: Welcoming The In-laws

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Welcoming the in-laws can be a daunting experience. Welcoming them in a second language adds to the excitement! As in other situations where a person makes an effort to communicate in the other person’s language, this creates a sense of appreciation of the effort you are putting in. You don’t have to be perfect to…

Kitwe Online Tours

Drive along T3 from Central Street to Kaunda Square with a 360 panoramic view. We are proud to post the very first 360 video of our Kitwe Online Tours. You can pause the video and look around or look around as you go along.