Places & Areas

1. Zambia

   Usage

   The country where Bemba is spoken; "the country of Zambia" is icalo ca Zambia

   Grammar Note

   A place name takes the locative ku to mean "in", "at" or "to" (for example ku Zambia)

2. Lusaka

   Lusaka (capital of Zambia)

   Usage

   The capital of Zambia, a large city in the centre-south of the country

   Grammar Note

   With the locative ku it means "in" or "to Lusaka" (ku Lusaka)

3. Livingstone

   Usage

   A town in southern Zambia, the base for visiting Victoria Falls

   Grammar Note

   With the locative ku it means "in" or "to Livingstone" (ku Livingstone)

4. Victoria Falls

   Usage

   The great waterfall on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe

   Grammar Note

   With the locative ku it means "at" or "to Victoria Falls"; the English name is used as it is

5. Kitwe

   Usage

   A large town in the Copperbelt, the copper-mining region of northern Zambia

   Grammar Note

   With the locative ku it means "in" or "to Kitwe" (ku Kitwe)

6. Zambezi

   Zambezi River

   Usage

   The great river that flows through Zambia and carries Victoria Falls

   Grammar Note

   A river name. "By the river" can be said with a word such as mumana, "river, lake"

7. Bangweulu

   Lake Bangweulu

   Usage

   A large lake and wetland in northern Zambia

   Grammar Note

   A lake name; "at Lake Bangweulu" is pa bangweulu

8. Africa

   Usage

   The name of the continent, used with the English spelling

   Grammar Note

   "Here in Africa" is muno Africa; the spelling Afrika also occurs

9. Ndeya ku Lusaka.

   I am going to Lusaka.

   Usage

   An answer when asked where you are going; swap in other place names

   Grammar Note

   The pattern "Ndeya ku + place" means "I am going to ...". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

10. Ndeya ku Livingstone.

    I am going to Livingstone.

    Usage

    Say where you are heading, for example on the way to Victoria Falls

    Grammar Note

    The same pattern as Ndeya ku Lusaka, with only the place name changed. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

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