Bembe language (Kibembe)

Not to be confused with Bembe language (Ibembe) or Bemba language.

Bembe
Kibembe or Kibeembe
Native to	Republic of Congo
Native speakers	Bembe: 100,000 (2007 census)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Southern Bantoid Bantu (Zone H.10) Kongo Bembe
Dialects	Beembe
Language codes
ISO 639-3	beq – Bembe
Glottolog	beem1239  Beembe
Guthrie code	H.11,111,112[2]

Bembe (Kibeembe) is a Bantu language of Congo-Brazzaville. It is closely related to Kikongo.

Maho (2009) considers Beembe, Kamba-Doondo, and Gangala (or Hangala, Gaangala, Haangala) 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) (subscription required)
2. Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

External links

The Noun Phrase in Kibembe (D54)