Bembe language (Ibembe)
| Bembe | |
|---|---|
| Kibembe | |
| Native to | DR Congo, Tanzania |
| Region | Lake Tanganyika |
| Ethnicity | Bembe people |
Native speakers | (250,000 in DRC cited 1991) |
Niger–Congo?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bmb |
| Glottolog | bemb1255 |
D.54 | |
Bembe (Kibembe or Ebembe) 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.