Bemba

noun

Bem·​ba ˈbem-bə 

plural Bemba or Bembas

1

: a member of a primarily agricultural Bantu-speaking people of northeastern Zambia

2

: a Bantu language of the Bemba people

Word History

Etymology

Bemba, stem of ulúbembá, a self-designation

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined at sense 1