Native to Republic of Congo | Native speakers 130,000 (2007 census) | |
Language family Niger–Congo
Atlantic–Congo
Benue–Congo
Southern Bantoid
Bantu (Zone H.10)
Kongo
Bembe Dialects Beembe
Kamba-Doondo
Hangala (Ghaangala) ISO 639-3 Variously:
beq – Bembe
xku – Kamba
dde – Doondo Glottolog beem1239 (Beembe)
kaam1238 (Kaamba)
doon1238 (Doondo) | ||
Bembe (Kibeembe) is a Bantu language of Congo-Brazzaville. It is closely related to Kikongo. Pangwa (not the Pangwa of Tanzania) may be a dialect.
Maho (2009) considers Beembe, Kamba-Doondo, and Hangala (Ghaangala) to be distinct languages.
It should not be confused with the Bembe language (Ibembe) spoken in Congo-Kinshasa and Tanzania.
References
Bembe language (Kibembe) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA