Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of a people of northeast Zambia and adjacent parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Malawi.
- noun The Bantu language of the Bemba.
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- proper noun a member of an
African tribe inhabiting parts ofZambia ,Zaire ,Tanzania andMalawi - proper noun the
language of these people
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Twachula pafula [It means “We have suffered enough” in Bemba).
Global Voices in English » Zambia: Reactions to Chiluba’s acquittal 2009
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As the Zambian Bemba proverbs says, 'Imitiikulaimpanga.'
Shayne Moore: The Trees That Grow Become the Forest Shayne Moore 2012
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Bemba has been charged with two counts of crimes against humanity and three counts of war crimes.
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Bemba has been charged with two counts of crimes against humanity and three counts of war crimes.
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Bemba was formerly vice president of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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As the Zambian Bemba proverbs says, 'Imitiikulaimpanga.'
Shayne Moore: The Trees That Grow Become the Forest Shayne Moore 2012
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There are factual inaccuracies, too, such as stating that Ignace Murwanashyaka, a rebel leader, was involved in the Rwandan genocide he was not and suggesting that another rebel, Jean-Pierre Bemba, was involved in the 1998 rebellion led by the Congolese Rally for Democracy.
Digging for the Truth About a Dirty Trade Jason Stearns 2011
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As the Zambian Bemba proverbs says, 'Imitiikulaimpanga.'
Shayne Moore: The Trees That Grow Become the Forest Shayne Moore 2012
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As the Zambian Bemba proverbs says, 'Imitiikulaimpanga.'
Shayne Moore: The Trees That Grow Become the Forest Shayne Moore 2012
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The International Criminal Court has agreed to pursue the war crimes trial of Congo's former Vice-President Jean-Pierre Bemba.
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