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Bemba language

NameBemba
NativenameChiBemba
FamilycolorNiger-Congo
StatesZambia Zambia
Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo
Tanzania
Speakers4,208,940
Fam2Atlantic � Congo
Fam3Benue � Congo
Fam4Bantoid
Fam5Bantu
Fam6Sabi
Fam7South
NationZambia Zambia (regional language)
Iso2bem|iso3=bem
NoticeIPA

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The Bemba language, ChiBemba, also known as 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, including the Bisa people of Mpika and Lake Bangweulu, and to a lesser extent in Katanga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Botswana. Including all its dialects, Bemba is the language most spoken as a mother tongue in Zambia.


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