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A language of
Zambia
Location
Eastern, Luapula, Muchinga, and Northern provinces; possibly Copperbelt province.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Language Name
Bemba
User Population
300,000 in Democratic Republic of the Congo (2000).
Location
Haut-Katanga province: east.
Alternate Names
Chibemba, Chiwemba, Ichibemba, IciBemba, Wemba
Dialects
Lembue, Lomotua (Lomotwa), Ngoma, Nwesi, Shila.
Language Status
5* (Dispersed).
Other Comments
Distinct from Bembe [bmb] of Sud-Kivu Province as well as Beembe [beq] (Bembe) of Congo (Brazzaville). Possibly in Zimbabwe. Traditional religion, Christian.
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