Bembe language (Kibembe)

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Not to be confused with Bembe language (Ibembe) or Bemba language.
Bembe
Kibeembe
Native toRepublic of Congo
Native speakers
1,300 (2007 census)[1]
Language family
Niger–Congo?
Dialects
  • Beembe
  • Kamba-Doondo
  • Hangala (Ghaangala)
Language codes
ISO 639-3Variously:
beq – Bembe
xku – Kamba
dde – Doondo
Glottologbeem1239  Beembe
kaam1238  Kaamba
doon1238  Doondo
Guthrie code
H.11,111,112[2]

Bembe (Kibeembe) is a Bantu language of Congo-Brazzaville. It is closely related to Kikongo. Pangwa (not the Pangwa of Tanzania) may be a dialect.

Maho (2009) considers Beembe, Kamba-Doondo, and Hangala (Ghaangala) to be distinct languages.

It should not be confused with the Bembe language (Ibembe) spoken in Congo-Kinshasa and Tanzania.

References[]

  1. ^ Bembe at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
    Kamba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
    Doondo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

External links[]

The Noun Phrase in Kibembe (D54)


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