Hemba language
Bantu language
| Hemba | |
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| Native to | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Region | Katanga province |
| Ethnicity | Hemba people |
Native speakers | 180,000 (2000)[1] |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | hem |
| Glottolog | hemb1242 |
L.34, L.202[2] | |
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.
References
- ^ Hemba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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