Bemba language

Bemba
Chibemba
Native toZambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania
EthnicityBemba, Bangweulu Batwa
Native speakers
(4.1 million cited 2000–2010 census)
Dialects
Latin (Bemba alphabet)
Bemba Braille
Official status
Recognised minority
language in
Language codes
ISO 639-2bem
ISO 639-3bem
Glottologbemb1257
M.42
Linguasphere99-AUR-r ichiBemba + ichiLamba incl. 24 inner languages 99-AUR-ra...-rx + varieties 99-AUR-rca...-rsb
PersonMuBemba
PeopleBaBemba, Awemba, BaWemba
LanguageChiBemba
CountryBembaland

Bemba (natively known as Chibemba, Ichibemba and Chiwemba), is a Bantu language spoken primarily in north-eastern Zambia by the Bemba people.

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