the bemba

  • 1Bemba people — The Bemba (or BaBemba using the Ba prefix to mean people of , and also called Awemba or BaWemba in the past) belong to a large group of peoples mainly in the Northern, Luapula and Copperbelt Provinces of Zambia who trace their origins to the Luba …

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  • 2Bemba (Volk) — Bemba, auch BaBemba, ist eine der größten und dominierenden Ethnien in Sambia in dessen Nord , Ost und Nordwestprovinz. Die Bemba führen ihre Ursprünge auf die historischen Königreiche der Luba und Lunda im oberen Kongobassin zurück, dem heutigen …

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  • 3Bemba language — Not to be confused with Bemba language (Congo). Bemba Chibemba Spoken in Zambia …

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  • 4Bemba — /bem beuh/, n., pl. Bembas, (esp. collectively) Bemba. for 1. 1. a member of a numerous agricultural people of Zambia. 2. the Bantu language spoken by the Bemba, widely used as a lingua franca in Zambia. [1935 40] * * * ▪ people also called… …

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  • 5bemba — ˈbembə noun (plural bemba or bembas) Usage: usually capitalized 1. a. : a prominent primarily agricultural Bantu speaking people in northern Rhodesia b. : a member of the Bemba people 2 …

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  • 6Bemba — noun (plural Bemba or Bembas) Etymology: Bemba, stem of ulúbembá, a self designation Date: 1940 1. a member of a primarily agricultural Bantu speaking people of northeastern Zambia 2. a Bantu language of the Bemba people …

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  • 7Bemba — [ bɛmbə] noun (plural same) 1》 a member of an African people of Zambia. 2》 the Bantu language of the Bemba. Origin the name in Bemba …

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  • 8Bemba — Bem•ba [[t]ˈbɛm bə[/t]] n. pl. bas, (esp. collectively) ba. 1) peo a member of an African people or group of peoples of NE Zambia and adjacent parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Malawi 2) peo the Bantu language of the Bemba •… …

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  • 9Bemba — n. member of an African agricultural people who live in Zambia n. Bantu language spoken by the Bemba people …

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  • 10Bemba — The term Bemba may refer to:* Bemba language (Chibemba), a Bantu language * Bemba people (AbaBemba), an ethnic group of central Africa * Jean Pierre Bemba, the former vice President of the Democratic Republic of Congo * A Caribbean drum, used in… …

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