Akashimi : English-Bemba Bilingual Stories

About 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.

Publisher

Akashimi

Category

education · kids & family · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

27 Sept 2024

Latest episode

29 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

13 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   29 Aug 2026

   Cooking Nshima

   Mulishani bonse! Na tunaye ubwali, let us cook nshima. Website Youtube Facebook

2. 

   31 Oct 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

3. 

   31 Aug 2025

   What is horse in Bemba?

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

4. 

   31 Jul 2025

   Ilini- Egg

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

5. 

   1 Jul 2025

   Releasing Nkonko

   Amaka assists with nkonko in this episode of Akashimi: English-Bemba Bilingual Stories, offering a glimpse into Bemba culture.

6. 

   31 May 2025

   More Nkumba

   Abigail learns more about pigs in this episode of Akashimi: English-Bemba Bilingual Stories, exploring language and culture.

7. 

   30 Apr 2025

   Kokoliko

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

8. 

   31 Mar 2025

   Colour

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

9. 

   1 Mar 2025

   Loud/Ichongo

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

10. 

    31 Jan 2025

    Big/Ichikulu

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

11. 

    31 Dec 2024

    Scratch

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

12. 

    7 Oct 2024

    Season 1 Trailer

    Ifinima-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

13. 

    27 Sept 2024

    Trailer

    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). Website Youtube Facebook

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

114

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 23 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

7

Social presence

0

YouTube

66

Engagement

32

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.