Resources in and about the Bemba language

ISO 639-3: bem

The combined catalog of all OLAC participants contains the following resources that are relevant to this language:

Other known names and dialect names: Chibemba, Chishinga, Chiwemba, Ichibemba, Kabende, Lembue, Lomotua, Lomotwa, Luapula, Luunda, Mukulu, Ng'umbo, Ngoma, Nwesi, Shila, Town Bemba, Twa of Bangweulu, Unga, Wemba

Lexical resources

  1. Bemba : Bemba-English, English-Bemba. Hoch, E. 1998. Hippocrene concise dictionary. oai:gial.edu:16266

Language descriptions

  1. Semantic superstructuring and infrastructuring : nominal class struggle in ChiBemba. Spitulnik, Debra A. 1987. Studies in African grammatical systems ; no. 4. oai:gial.edu:24410
  2. Untangled ciBemba : a language of Northern Rhodesia, Central Africa. Sadler, Wesley. 1964. Kitwe, Northern Rhodesia : United Church of Central Africa in Rhodesia. oai:gial.edu:24419
  3. An elementary grammar of Cibemba. Sims, George W., 1898-. 1959. Ft. Rosebery, North Rhodesia : Mansa Mission, Christian Missions in Many Lands. oai:gial.edu:27783
  4. Studies in ChiBemba and Bantu grammar. Givón, Talmy, 1936-. n.d. Studies in African linguistics Supplement ; 3. oai:gial.edu:29570

Other resources about the language

  1. Bemba: a language of Zambia. Lewis, M. Paul (editor). 2009. SIL International (www.sil.org). oai:ethnologue.com:bem
  2. LINGUIST List Resources for Bemba. Anthony Aristar, Director of Linguist List (editor); Helen Aristar-Dry, Director of Linguist List (editor). 2010-09-02. The LINGUIST List (www.linguistlist.org). oai:linguistlist.org:lang_bem

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