Bembe

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A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

Location

Maniema province; Sud-Kivu province: Fizi territory, west of Lake Tanganyika.

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Language NameBembe

User Population

22,000 in Tanzania (Mradi wa Lugha za Tanzania 2009).

Location

Kigoma region: Kigoma Vijinini district, Lake Tanganyika shore, Kigoma town north to Gombe National Park.

Alternate Names

Beembe, Ebembe, Ibembe, Kibembe

Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Language Use

Shifting to Swahili [swh].

Other Comments

Some are Tanzanian citizens, others are recent immigrants and citizens of Democratic Republic of the Congo. Different from Beembe (Bembe) [beq] of Congo. Traditional religion, Christian.

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