Language: Bemba Find language
Population of Groups Speaking
5,634,000
People Group's Primary Language
11
Scripture Status
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Gospel Recordings
| Photo | People Group ▲ | Country | Population | Progress Scale |
Primary Religion | % Professing Christian |
% Evangelical |
Indigenous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Bemba | Canada | 800 | 5 ● | Christianity | 94.00 % | 32.00 % | |
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Bemba | Tanzania | 5,200 | 5 ● | Christianity | 95.00 % | 14.00 % | |
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Bemba | Zambia | 4,593,000 | 5 ● | Christianity | 97.00 % | 35.00 % | ● |
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Bemba | Zimbabwe | 34,000 | 5 ● | Christianity | 95.00 % | 12.00 % | |
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Bemba, Shila | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 513,000 | 5 ● | Christianity | 100.00 % | 12.00 % | ● |
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Cishinga | Zambia | 112,000 | 5 ● | Christianity | 80.00 % | 12.00 % | ● |
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Coloured | Zambia | 12,000 | 4 ● | Christianity | 80.00 % | 3.00 % | ● |
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Kabende | Zambia | 79,000 | 5 ● | Christianity | 95.00 % | 16.00 % | ● |
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Lunda, Luapula | Zambia | 208,000 | 5 ● | Christianity | 93.00 % | 18.00 % | ● |
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Mukulu | Zambia | 9,000 | 5 ● | Christianity | 80.00 % | 13.00 % | ● |
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Unga | Zambia | 43,000 | 5 ● | Christianity | 95.00 % | 21.00 % | ● |
| Totals: 11 | 0 ● |
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Note: Only people groups speaking Bemba as primary language are listed.
Other groups may speak Bemba as a secondary language.
Other groups may speak Bemba as a secondary language.
| Item | Code |
|---|---|
| Status | |
| Ethnologue Code | bem |
| Written | Yes |
| Linguist List | |
| Language Archives |
| Language Alternate Names |
|---|
| Chibemba |
| Chiwemba |
| Cibemba |
| Ichibemba |
| Icibemba |
| Lomotua (Lomotwa) |
| Lomotwa |
| Luapula |
| Lunda (Luapula) |
| Wemba |
| Dialects |
|---|
| Chishinga |
| Icibemba |
| Kabende |
| Lembue |
| Lomotua |
| Luunda |
| Mukulu |
| Ngoma |
| Ng'umbo |
| Nwesi |
| Shila |
| Town Bemba |
| Twa Of Bangweulu |
| Unga |
| Dialect Alternate Names |
|---|
| Bamba |
| Lomotwa |
| Luapula |
| Translation | Year / Status |
|---|---|
| Bible Portions | 1904-1948 |
| New Testament | 1916-2003 |
| Complete Bible | 1956-1983 |
| Online / Mobile App Bibles |
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| Bible.is (Faith Comes By Hearing) |
| Bible.com (YouVersion) |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | National Bible Societies |
| Forum Bible Agencies | World Bible Finder |
| Gospel Go | World Bibles |
| Resource ▲ | Link |
|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
| Audio Recordings | Online New Testament (FCBH) |
| Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | God's Story Video |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Bemba |
| Film / Video | Magdalena (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project) |
| General | Four Spiritual Laws |
| Text / Printed Matter | Bible: Revised Bemba Bible 2014 |
| Text / Printed Matter | EasyBibles |
| Text / Printed Matter | EasyBibles |