Bembe language (Kibembe)

Not to be confused with Bembe language (Ibembe) or Bemba language.
Bembe
Kibembe / Kibeembe
Native toRepublic of Congo
Native speakers
Bembe: 100,000
Kambba: 1,500
Doondo: 30,000 (2007 census)
Dialects
  • Beembe
  • Kamba-Doondo
  • Hangala (Ghaangala)
Language codes
ISO 639-3Variously:
beq – Bembe
xku – Kamba
dde – Doondo
Glottologbeem1239  Beembe
kaam1238  Kaamba
doon1238  Doondo
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Bembe (Kibembe or Kibeembe) is a Bantu language spoken primarily in the Republic of Congo. It is closely related to Kikongo and forms part of the Kongo language cluster.

It should not be confused with the Bembe language (Ibembe) spoken in Congo-Kinshasa and Tanzania.

Maho (2009) considers Beembe, Kamba-Doondo, and Gangala (or Hangala, Gaangala, Haangala) to be distinct languages.

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