Bemba Lesson 26: Human Anatomy

PARTS OF THE HUMAN BODY

The aim of this lesson is to list the names of body parts in Bemba.

Human anatomy is fun to learn. In this lesson you will learn the different words that describe various parts of the human body:

The Human Body = Umubili wa muntu

Body parts in Bemba

Body parts in Bemba

The following table gives the Bemba term in singular (Column 2) and plural terms (Column 3) for each English term in Column 1.



Notes on the names of fingers:
Ring Finger =
Cikonka kantengesha (“The finger that follows the last one”)

1st Finger = Nkomfola musunga (“The finger that scoops porridge”)

Middle Finger = Munwe ukalamba (“The big finger”)

 

Audio(Currently being edited) will include the following terms:

The Human Body = Umubili wa muntu

Ankle = Nkolokoso

Wrist= Nkolokoso

Arm = Kuboko (Maboko)

Belly = Ifumo (Amafumo)

Belly button = Mutoto (Mitoto)
Body = Mubili (Mibili)
Brain = Bongobongo
Breast = Ibele (Mabele)
Calf = Kapafu (Tupafu)
Cavity = Cipunda (Fipunda)
Cheek = Isaya (Masaya)
Chin = Kalefulefu (Tulefulefu)
Ear = Kutwi (Matwi)
Elbow = Nkonkoni
Eye = Linso (Menso)
Eyebrow = Cikumbi (Fikumbi)
Eyelash = Lukopyo (Nkopyo)
Fat = -ina
Finger = Munwe (Minwe)
Finger nail = Lwala (Ngala)
Forehead = Mpumi
Gap = Mwangashima (Myangashima)
Hair = Mushishi
Heart = Mutima (Mitima)
Heel = Citende (Fitende)
Knee = Ikufi (Makufi)
Leg = Mukonso (Mikonso)
Lip = Mulomo (Milomo)
Missing Tooth = Muchene (Michene)
Mouth = Kanwa (Tunwa)
Nail = Lwala (Mala)
Neck = Mukoshi (Mikoshi)
Nose = Mona (Myona)
Shoulder = Kubeya (Mabeya)
Skull = Cipanga (Fipanga)
Smile = Censa
Spinal Column = Longololo lwa numa (Ba longololo banuma)
Thin = Onda
Thumb = Cikumo (Fikumo)
Toe = Cikondo (Fikondo)
Tongue = Lulimi (Ndimi)
Tooth = Lino (Meno)
Waist = Musana (Misana)
Wrist = Nkolokoso

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6 Thoughts on Bemba Lesson 26: Human Anatomy
    simpungwe
    18 Mar 2015
    12:37pm

    aleast this has helped me expand my bemba vocabulary

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      JS
      20 Mar 2015
      11:41am

      Hello ba Simpungwe,
      Thanks for your encouraging comments. Good to know that someone is finding the lessons useful.

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    Malama Mubanga
    13 Aug 2015
    6:08am

    Lovely! I was a good bemba speaker and reader, I speak and read well still but its more of the “mash up” when I speak. I feel bad that I actually put away a lot of useful vocabulary. Thanks for the lesson. I Would like to see a lesson internal parts! Biological in depth… ba papwa, Kafusasa na ifya shala!

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    Namonje
    1 Jul 2020
    5:17am

    Ifipande fya mubiki kusangwa amalweke

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    Keagan Chansa
    27 Feb 2024
    7:33am

    This is wonderful, but I would like you to go deeper mufyamumala

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      JS
      27 Feb 2024
      4:40pm

      Hi Keegan. Thanks for your suggestion. We hope to cover more such topics in future.

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