IMPUMBA MUKOWA – 1. Zambian Bemba Blogger
The text is in a Zambian language, Bemba. We encourage people to express themselves in their own language. “Impūmba Mukowa.” Mwālyūmfwa mu lwimbo lwakwa P.K. Chishala ati: “Ifyo bâbīka ábăna bābo pa chāmbāso,…
“KALEBALIKA”
The text is in a Zambian language, Bemba. We encourage people to express themselves in their own language. Lelo ndefwāya nsose pe shiwi lya “KALEBALIKA.” Ábalumendo ba Sakala Brothers bálīmbapo úlwīmbo lumo ati…
ALĒNI TUKĀKĀULE UMULAKA – 1
Mailo twalolēshe pe shiwi lya mwikulo [breakfast], lelo pano ndéfwăya muli tu nsaa útunŏno sana, tuloleshe pe shiwi na limbi, elyo pamo nga fintu lyonse muchita, filya fine kabili mwilalaba ukúpōsapo. Nakabili nalapatankanya…
ALĒNI TUKĀKĀULE UMULAKA – 2
Lelo ndéfwaya ukulanda pe shiwi lya “Akámìna màte.” Ili shiwi, lipilibula “Úmwīkulo; Breakfast; Minwete nangula Minutu.” Ichántānshi, nalatala nkobeke Minwete na Minutu, ndeisa bakobola limbi. Ichāchili, namipapata sana ilyo tulesāmbilishānya, mulelolekesha ifyo ndétāntika…
PA NSAKA
Mwe Makōmbe ya mfumu. Papitako impīndi ukufuma apo nálēmbēle ilyashi pa nsaka. Nomba ilyo nshilati nsose utulăngo nkwēte, natala naminikisha amashiwi ya kutasha kuli Mankāngala, ba Katéka besu ba Michael Chilufya Sata pa…
The Charles Ngandwe Dictionary (CND) Part II
Mwe makombe ya mfumu. Pamo nga fintu na minangile inshiku shine [4 days ago] kunuma ati nkabwela, awe nakanda nakabushe akamuno mpindi, ndi mumi wa`nse ushingapendelwa utubolya, nabwela. Pesamba sangenipo amabula nalimo ikumi…
Pa Nsaka – The Charles Ngandwe Dictionary (CND)
By Charles Ngandwe, Mwe makombe ya mfumu. Natalalako panono pakatiapa, pamulandu nalekolonganya ifisakāti fya kulemba. Namwishiba ifyo ndepilibula. Mu nshiku shibili nalimo shitatu, kabili nalatendeka ukulemba insaka, lelo tayabefye ati ma lyashi yapa…
AMASHIWI NA YAMBI
Úbubine: Ichishînka [Truth] Ili shiwi kuti twalibōmfya mukwebati: “Uyu muntu wā-bubine:” Ichilepilibula ati “Uyu muntu wa chishinka.” Bane tulĕba ábābubine, nangula ati “Bane tulĕbako no bubine: Bane tulĕbako ne chishinka, tulĕbako na buchishinka….
UMULAKA NE MILAKA IMBI
Umulakafye ōnse apo wāpela, wālikwata amashiwi ayāyashimwa ukufuma ku milaka imbi. Ne chibemba nacho chine chālikwata amashiwi ayēngi sana ayāfuma ku milaka nangula ifilimi fimbi. Amashiwi mwakulasanga pano Pa Nsaka yakwa Ngandwe, yamo…
UBWANGALO BWA KUPILIBULA AMASHIWI – QUIZ
Bane, Apa pesamba, nabikapo ubwangalo bwa kusuntinkanya amashiwi – [quiz ]. Pamulu epali amashiwi mu chibemba, pesamba epali amashiwi mu chingeleshi. Nomba imwe, yasuntinkanyeni pamo yonse pakutila amashiwi yali mu chibemba yasuntinkane na…
UBUBAMFI BWA MUNOBE TABABUSHIMIKA KU MUSHI – Part 2
Our Bemba Blogger Part Two of his Article “UBUBAMFI BWA MUNOBE TABABUSHIMIKA KU MUSHI” meaning do not talk about your friends success or failures here ‘back home…’ Missed part 1, read it here……
UBUBAMFI BWA MUNOBE, TABABUSHIMIKA KU MUSHI – 1
By Charles Ngandwe “Ububamfi, atemwa ubupalu, michitile nangula imilimo.” Bashikulu bafyēle bamayo bamfyāla ine, balikwata umushi bēta ati: Kalumbu. Nga mwafuma mu mushi ukalamba uwakwa Lukwesa, muleya kwa Mwata Kasembe, nangu Kazembe [chimo…
Pansaka, Nakalenakalefye, abena Chipata, baiche besu, nabene balishiba
The Bemba language is now on google search engine, see www.google.co.zm. I thought to myself, how can I share and preserve this language, hence my motivation to share some short stories on UKZAMBIANS….
Short stories in Tonga
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Short stories in Lozi
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UKZAMBIANS MAGAZINE INTERVIEW EXCLUSIVE – CHARLES NGANDWE
Charles story was covered in Local Manchester media UKZAMBIANS: TELL US ABOUT YOUR FAMILY BACKGROUND CHARLES: Compared with other people, there isn’t much to write about my background. I came from a family…
