Hemba language

Hemba
Native toDemocratic Republic of the Congo
RegionKatanga province
EthnicityHemba people
Native speakers
(180,000 cited 2000)
Dialects
  • Yazi
Language codes
ISO 639-3hem
Glottologhemb1242
L.34, L.202

Hemba (Emba), also known as Eastern Luba, is a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is spoken by the Hemba people. Yazi may be a dialect.