OLAC 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:

• Primary texts
• Lexical resources
• Language descriptions
• Other resources about the language

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

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Primary texts

1. ONLINEThe Bible in Bemba. n.a. n.d. United Bible Societies. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_bem_gen-1

Lexical resources

1. ONLINECrúbadán language data for Bemba. Kevin Scannell. 2018. The Crúbadán Project. oai:crubadan.org:bem
2. 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
5. ONLINEGlottolog 5.2 Resources for Bemba (Zambia). n.a. 2025. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:glottolog.org:bemb1257
6. ONLINEPHOIBLE 2.0 phonemic inventories for Bemba (Zambia). n.a. 2019. Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History. oai:phoible.org:bemb1257
7. ONLINEWALS Online Resources for Bemba. n.a. 2024. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:wals.info:bem

Other resources about the language

1. ONLINEBemba: a language of Zambia. n.a. 2018. SIL International. oai:ethnologue.com:bem
2. ONLINELINGUIST List Resources for Bemba. Damir Cavar, eLinguistics Foundation Board Member (editor); Malgorzata E. Cavar, Director of Linguist List (editor). 2022-05-31. The LINGUIST List (www.linguistlist.org). oai:linguistlist.org:lang_bem
3. ONLINEUniversal Declaration of Human Rights. n.a. n.d. The Rosetta Project: A Long Now Foundation Library of Human Language. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_bem_undec-1

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

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