bemba

Also known as Chibemba, Bemba (Zambia), Bemba language, Cibemba, IchiBemba

lingua bantu parlata in Zambia e in Repubblica Democratica del Congo

Key facts

Native to: Zambia , Democratic Republic of the Congo , Tanzania
Ethnicity: Bemba , Bangweulu Batwa
Native speakers: (4.1 million cited 2000–2010 census)
Language family: Niger–Congo ? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu ( Zone M.40–50 ) Sabi South Sabi Bemba
Dialects: Town Bemba
Writing system: Latin ( Bemba alphabet ), Bemba Braille
Official language in: Zambia
Iso 639 2: bem
Iso 639 3: bem
Glottolog: bemb1257
Guthrie code: M.42
Linguasphere: 99-AUR-r ichiBemba + ichiLamba incl. 24 inner languages 99-AUR-ra...-rx + varieties 99-AUR-rca...-rsb

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La lingua bemba, conosciuta anche come chibemba, chiwemba, cibemba, ichibemba, o wemba, è una lingua bantu parlata in Zambia e in Repubblica Democratica del Congo.

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