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Akashimi : English-Bemba Bilingual Stories
Maintaining language and culture one story at a time. Join me for a short story told in English while introducing simple child friendly Zambian culture and Bemba vocabulary.
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Saturday Mar 01, 2025
Saturday Mar 01, 2025
Abigail akumanya inama iyachongo (Abigail meets noisy animals)Sounds: Pixabay
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Saturday Feb 01, 2025
Saturday Feb 01, 2025
Katongo meets a large animal - Katongo akumanya ichinama ichikulu
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Wednesday Jan 01, 2025
Wednesday Jan 01, 2025
Namishimikileko akashimi, let me tell you a story...
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Monday Oct 07, 2024
Monday Oct 07, 2024
Ifinama-Animals
Join me for season 1 for short stories about farm animals (ifinama)
Inkonko (chickens), imbata (ducks), inkumba (pigs) and many more
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Friday Sep 27, 2024
Friday Sep 27, 2024
Kalibu (welcome) to Akashimi, a Bilingual Bemba PodcastSharing language and culture one story at a time. A short story podcast in English and Bemba (one of the major languages in Zambia).
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Akashimi
Akashimi is a story. It is the equivalent of a fairy tale in western culture. My grandmother used to say "pali akantu" (which directly translates to there was a thing), and we would respond "kai ikele nga ifi twi ikele" (it sat in the same way we are sitting) and then grandmother would start, "pali.." (there was... and begin introducing the characters to her story)