First Known Use: 1940
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Bemba
noun Bem·ba \ˈbem-bə\
plural Bemba or Bembas
Definition of BEMBA
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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Origin of BEMBA
Bemba, stem of ulúbembá, a self-designation
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