Bemba mutauro weBantu unowanikwa kuZambia. VaBemba vanoti uku-lia (to eat) kureva: kudya. VaBemba vanoti uku-nwa (to drink) kureva: kunwa. VaBemba vanoti ukw-umfwa (to feel) kureva: kunzwa. VaBemba vanoti uku-ya (to go) kureva: kuza. VaBemba vanoti uku-belenga (to read) kureva: kuverenga. VaBemba vanoti ukw-ipika (to cook) kureva: kubika. VaBemba vanoti ukw-icala (to sit) kureva: kugara. VaBemba vanoti mubiye (friend) kureva: shamwari. VaBemba vanoti ukw-enda (to walk, to travel) kureva: kuenda. VaBemba vanoti uku-lisha (to play an instrument) kureva: kuridza. VaBemba vanoti uku-temwa (to like) kureva: kuda. VaBemba vanoti uku-washa (to wash) kureva: kuwacha. VaBemba vanoti uku-panga (to make) kureva: kupanga kana kugadzira. VaBemba vanoti uku-longa (to pack) kureva: kuronga. VaBemba vanoti ndalama (cash, money) kureva: mari. VaBemba vanoti ndeke (aeroplane) kureva: ndege.