Bembe
Kibembe or Kibeembe
Native toRepublic of Congo
Native speakers
Bembe: 100,000 (2007 census)[1]
Dialects
  • Beembe
Language codes
ISO 639-3
beq  Bembe
Glottologbeem1239  Beembe
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 Hangala (Ghaangala) 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

The Noun Phrase in Kibembe (D54)


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