Language: Bemba Find language
Population of Groups Speaking
5,299,000
People Group's Primary Language
12
Bible Status
Audio Bible
Jesus Film
Gospel Recordings
| Photo | People Group ▲ | Country | Population | Progress Scale |
Language Rank |
Primary Religion | % Professing Christian |
% Evangelical |
Indigenous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Bemba | Malawi | 229,000 | 5 ● | Primary | Christianity | 94.00 % | 12.00 % | |
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Bemba | Zambia | 3,890,000 | 5 ● | Primary | Christianity | 97.00 % | 35.00 % | ● |
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Bemba | Zimbabwe | 34,000 | 5 ● | Primary | Christianity | 95.00 % | 12.00 % | ● |
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Bemba, Shila | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 497,000 | 5 ● | Primary | Christianity | 100.00 % | 12.00 % | ● |
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Bemba, Wemba | Tanzania | 74,000 | 5 ● | Primary | Christianity | 95.00 % | 14.00 % | |
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Cishinga | Zambia | 68,000 | 5 ● | Primary | Christianity | 80.00 % | 12.00 % | ● |
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Coloured | Zambia | 8,200 | 4 ● | Primary | Christianity | 80.00 % | 3.00 % | ● |
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Kabende | Zambia | 114,000 | 5 ● | Primary | Christianity | 95.00 % | 16.00 % | ● |
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Lunda, Luapula | Zambia | 129,000 | 5 ● | Primary | Christianity | 93.00 % | 18.00 % | ● |
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Mukulu | Zambia | 27,000 | 5 ● | Primary | Christianity | 80.00 % | 13.00 % | ● |
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Ng'umbo | Zambia | 171,000 | 5 ● | Primary | Christianity | 99.00 % | 25.00 % | ● |
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Tabwa | Zambia | 107,000 | 5 ● | Secondary | Christianity | 63.00 % | 14.00 % | |
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Unga | Zambia | 57,000 | 5 ● | Primary | Christianity | 95.00 % | 21.00 % | ● |
| Totals: 13 | 0 ● | 12 (P) : 1 (S) |
| Item | Code |
|---|---|
| Status | |
| Ethnologue Code | bem |
| Written | Yes |
| Linguist List | |
| Language Archives |
| Language Alternate Names |
|---|
| Chibemba |
| Chiwemba |
| Cibemba |
| Ichibemba |
| Lomotua (Lomotwa) |
| 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 |
|---|
| Bible.is (Faith Comes By Hearing) |
| Bible.com (YouVersion) |
| Possible Print Bibles |
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| Amazon |
| Forum of Bible Agencies |
| Gospel Go |
| World Bible Finder |
| 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 | Bible-in-Your-Language |
| Text / Printed Matter | EasyBibles |
| Text / Printed Matter | EasyBibles |