Amba language (Bantu)
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Bantu language of Uganda and the DRC
Not to be confused with Amba language (Solomon Islands) or Ambo language.
| Amba | |
|---|---|
| Kwamba | |
| Native to | Uganda, DR Congo |
Native speakers | 40,000 (2002)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | rwm |
| Glottolog | amba1263 |
D.22[2] | |
| Vamba | |
|---|---|
| Native to | DR Congo |
| Region | Ruwenzories–Kivu |
| Extinct | (date missing)[2] |
Amba-based pidgin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | None |
D.20B[2] | |
Amba (also spelled Bulebule, Hamba, Humu, Kihumu, Ku-Amba, Kuamba, Lubulebule, Lwamba, Ruwenzori Kibira, and Rwamba) is a language spoken in parts of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo by the Amba people. The Amba people call it Kwamba and it is known as Kihumu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Amba has a 70% lexical similarity with Bera. Dialects include Kyanzi (Kihyanzi) and Suwa (Kusuwa).
There was once an Amba pidgin called Vamba, now extinct.[2]
References
- ^ Amba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ a b c d Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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