Bemba language
Bantu language of northeastern Zambia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Buyu language.
Bemba, ChiBemba (also Cibemba, Ichibemba, Icibemba and Chiwemba), is a Bantu language spoken primarily in north-eastern Zambia by the Bemba people and as a lingua franca by about 18 related ethnic groups.
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Bemba | |
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Chibemba | |
Native to | Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania |
Ethnicity | Bemba, Bangweulu Batwa |
Native speakers | 4.1 million (2000–2010 census)[1] |
Dialects | |
Latin (Bemba alphabet) Bemba Braille | |
Official status | |
Recognised minority language in | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-2 | bem |
ISO 639-3 | bem |
Glottolog | bemb1257 |
M.42 [2] | |
Linguasphere | 99-AUR-r ichiBemba + ichiLamba incl. 24 inner languages 99-AUR-ra...-rx + varieties 99-AUR-rca...-rsb |
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Quick Facts Person, People ...
Person | MuBemba |
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People | BaBemba, Awemba, BaWemba |
Language | ChiBemba |
Country | Bembaland |
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