Bembe language (Congo (Brazzaville))

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Name (Latin)
Bembe language (Congo (Brazzaville))
Other forms of name
Beembe language (Congo (Brazzaville))
KiBeembe language
KiBembe language
Mbembe language (Congo (Brazzaville))
See Also From tracing topical name
Bantu languages
Kongo language
See Also From tracing place name
Congo (Brazzaville)
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q3196320
Library of congress: sh 85013098
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: Jacquto, A. Etudes beembe (Congo), 1981.
  • Bryan. Bantu lang.(part of Kongo)
  • Fivaz. African lang.
  • Voegelin lang.
  • Curr. trends ling.:v. 7 (dial. of kiKongo)

Wikipedia description:

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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