Akashimi : English-Bemba Bilingual Stories

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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.

Episodes

  1. 10/31/2025

    What is Cheetah in iciBemba?

    Batata explains, my father explains, why there is no name for Cheetah in iciBemba and how ifinama (animals) get their amashina (names) in iciBemba Youtube Facebook

    5 min

  2. 08/31/2025

    What is horse in Bemba?

    This is a special episode with a guest start, batata, my father! Website Youtube Facebook

    2 min

  3. 07/31/2025

    Ilini- Egg

    Amaka alefwaya amani nakabili - Amaka is looking for eggs again Sound Effects: Pixabay Website Youtube Facebook

    6 min

  4. 07/01/2025

    Releasing Nkonko

    Amaka helps with nkonko Sound Effects: Pixabay Website Youtube Facebook

    7 min

  5. 05/31/2025

    More Nkumba

    Abigail alitemwa nkumba, Abigail loves pigs, what will she learn next! Sound Effects: Pixabay Website Youtube Facebook

    7 min

  6. 04/30/2025

    Kokoliko

    Chitalu has a job to do today. Sounds: Pixabay Website Youtube Facebook

    7 min

  7. 03/31/2025

    Colour

    Mwansa meets a bird/ Mwansa akumanya ichoni Sound Effects: Pixabay Website Youtube Facebook

    8 min

  8. 03/01/2025

    Loud/Ichongo

    Abigail akumanya inama iyachongo (Abigail meets noisy animals) Sounds: Pixabay Website Youtube Facebook

    6 min
  9. Big/Ichikulu

    01/31/2025

    Big/Ichikulu

    Katongo meets a large animal - Katongo akumanya ichinama ichikulu Sound Effects: Pixabay Website Youtube Facebook

    5 min
  10. Scratch

    12/31/2024 · BONUS

    Scratch

    Namishimikileko akashimi, let me tell you a story... Sound Effects from Pixabay Website Youtube Facebook

    4 min

  11. SEASON 1 TRAILER

    Season 1 Trailer

    Ifinama-Animals Join me for season 1 for short stories about farm animals (ifinama) Inkonko (chickens), imbata (ducks), inkumba (pigs) and many more   Website Youtube Facebook

    1 min

  12. SEASON 1 TRAILER

    Trailer

    Kalibu (welcome) to Akashimi, a Bilingual Bemba Podcast Sharing language and culture one story at a time. A short story podcast in English and Bemba (one of the major languages in Zambia).  Website Youtube Facebook

    1 min

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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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