Amba

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Bundibugyo and Ntoroko districts: Ruwenzori mountains, Democratic Republic of the Congo border area south of Lake Albert.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

Language NameAmba

User Population

4,500 in Democratic Republic of the Congo (1991 SIL).

Location

Nord-Kivu province: Uganda border area south of Lake Albert, northern Ruwenzori foothills.

Alternate Names

Hambo, Humu, KiHumu, Kuamba, Kwamba, Ruwenzori Kibira, Rwamba

Dialects

Kigumu (Hamba, Kuamba, Lubulebule), Kihyanzi, Kusuwa.

Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Language Use

Also use Talinga-Bwisi [tlj].