Lala-Bisa language
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Not to be confused with Lala language (South Africa) or Bissa language.
Lala-Bisa | |
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Biza-Lala | |
Native to | Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Region | Copperbelt |
Native speakers | 350,000 in Zambia (2010)[1] unknown but smaller number in DRC |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | leb |
Glottolog | lala1264 |
M.51–53,521–522 [2] |
Lala-Bisa is a Bantu language of Zambia that is closely related to Bemba.
Swaka dialect is divergent, and sometimes classified as a separate language (Nurse 2003). Maho (2009) lists Biisa (Wisa), Lala, Ambo, Luano, and Swaka as distinct languages, with Ambo and Luano closest to Lala.
References
- ^ Lala-Bisa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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