Bemba Language Resources (bem)

Bemba (also known as Zambian or natively known as Chibemba, Ichibemba and Chiwemba), is spoken by 4.1 million people primarily in north-eastern Zambia in rural and urban areas, and is one of Zambia's seven recognized regional languages. Together, these represent the major languages of each province: Bemba (Northern Province, Luapula, Muchinga and the Copperbelt), Nyanja (Lusaka and the Eastern Province), Lozi (Western Province), Tonga and Lozi (Southern Province), and Kaonde, Luvale and Lunda (Northwestern Province). These seven languages are used, together with English, in early primary schooling and in some government publications. A common orthography was approved by the Ministry of Education in 1977.

The most common languages spoken by the majority of the population in Zambia are Bemba, followed by Nyanja and Tonga, while some other languages such as Luvale, Tumbuka, Lunda and the rest are spoken in their local localities of the country.

English, the former colonial language, serves as a common language among educated Zambians. At independence in 1964, English was declared the national language. English is the first language of only 2% of Zambians but is the most commonly used second language.

The people of Zambia are largely Christian.

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