Bembe language (Ibembe)
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Not to be confused with Bembe language (Kibembe) or Bemba language.
| Bembe | |
|---|---|
| Ebeembe | |
| Native to | DR Congo, Tanzania |
| Region | Lake Tanganyika |
| Ethnicity | Bembe people |
Native speakers | (250,000 in DRC cited 1991)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bmb |
| Glottolog | bemb1255 |
D.54[2] | |
Bembe (Ebembe or Ibembe) is a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Western Tanzania. According to Ethnologue, it forms a dialect continuum with the Lega language through Mwenga Lega. It has connection with the Bembe (Kibembe) language of the Republic of Congo.
References
- ^ Bembe at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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