Hemba

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Eastern Luba, Emba, Kiemba, Kihemba, Kiluba-Hemba, Luba-Hemba

181,000 (2000).

Maniema province: extreme south; Tanganyika province: east Kongolo territory.

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6a* (Vigorous).

None known. Lexical similarity: 75% with Bangubangu [bnx] and Songe [sop]; 73% with Zula [zla]; 53% with Zimba [zmb]; 50% with Enya [gey].

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