Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bem-buh]
- /ˈbɛm bə/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bem-buh]
- /ˈbɛm bə/
Definitions of bemba word
- noun bemba a member of a Negroid people of Africa, living chiefly in Zambia on a high infertile plateau 3
- noun bemba the language of this people, belonging to the Bantu group of the Niger-Congo family 3
- noun bemba a member of a people of N Zambia 3
- noun bemba the Bantu language of this people 3
- noun plural bemba a member of a numerous agricultural people of Zambia. 1
- noun plural bemba the Bantu language spoken by the Bemba, widely used as a lingua franca in Zambia. 1
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Origin of bemba
First appearance:
before 1935 One of the 8% newest English words
First recorded in 1935-40
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Bemba
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bemba popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
bemba usage trend in Literature
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