Bembe language (Ibembe)

Bembe
Bembe
Ebeembe
Native to	DR Congo, Tanzania
Region	Lake Tanganyika
Ethnicity	Bembe people
Native speakers	(250,000 in DRC cited 1991)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu (Zone D, formerly D.50) Lega–Binja Lega–Bembe Bembe–Buyi Bembe; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	bmb
Glottolog	bemb1255
Guthrie code	D.54

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)
^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

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[e18-1] Bembe at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)

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Bembe
Ebeembe
Native to	DR Congo, Tanzania
Region	Lake Tanganyika
Ethnicity	Bembe people
Native speakers	(250,000 in DRC cited 1991)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu (Zone D, formerly D.50) Lega–Binja Lega–Bembe Bembe–Buyi Bembe
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`bmb`
Glottolog	`bemb1255`
Guthrie code	`D.54`^[2]