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Bemba
(Bemba)
Pronunciation:
/ˈbɛmbə/
noun
(
plural
)
1
a member of an African people of Zambia.
2
[
mass noun
]
the Bantu language of the Bemba, with nearly 2 million speakers.
adjective
relating to the Bemba or their language.
Origin:
Bemba
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