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	Kutwi	Matwi
Cheek	Isaya / Tobo	Masaya / Matobo
Mouth	Kanwa	Tunwa
Lip	Mulomo	Milomo
Tooth	Lîno	Mêno
Tooth gap (Diastema)	Mwangashima	Myangashima
Tongue	Lulimi	Ndimi
Chin	Kalefulefu	Tulefulefu
Dimple	?	?
Moustache	Mwefu	Myefu
Beard	Mwefu	Myefu
Pimple	Lufine	Mfine
Neck	Mukoshi	Mikoshi
Skin	Nkanda	Nkanda
Adam’s apple	?	?

Body = Mubili / Mibili

Face = Icinso / Ifinso

Brain = Bongo bongo

ACTIONS AROUND THE HEAD

HAIR – mushishi

Comb hair Sâkula

Uncombed hair Mishishi yafulubana

Cut hair Beyo mushishi

Cut all hair Beya lukuso

Ruffle hair Sakaliko mushishi

EYES – menso

Close eyes Shibata

Open eyes Isula menso

Cry Lila

Tears Filamba

Look Lolesha / Mona

Red eyes Menso yakashika

NOSE – môna

Sneeze Tesemuna

MOUTH – kanwa

Laugh Seka

Smile Mwentula

Lick Myanga

Suck Fyompa

Cry Lila

Belch Byôla

Bite Suma

Cough Kôla

Hiccup Muntekunteku; Ntiku

Yawn Aula (Mwau, noun)

EARS – matwi

Listen / hear Umfwa

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