The Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL) has been instrumental in preserving Mambwe. In the early 2000s, SIL linguists worked with Mambwe speakers to produce the most comprehensive lexicons.
(v.) 1. To grind (flour). Koma ubule. Grind the millet. 2. To crush. 3. (idiom) To defeat thoroughly.
. Originally published in 1994 and updated in 2007, this document serves as the definitive record of the Mambwe-Lungu language, spoken by approximately 1.2 million people in northeastern Zambia and southern Tanzania. Lughayangu Key Mambwe Dictionary Resources Mambwe-English Dictionary and Grammar (Fr. Andrzej Halemba)