Native to Zambia Dialects Lukanga (Twa) Glottolog lenj1248 | Native speakers 130,000 (2010 census) ISO 639-3 leh | |
Language family Niger–Congo
Atlantic–Congo
Benue–Congo
Bantoid
Bantu
Botatwe
Lenje | ||
Lenje is a Bantu language of central Zambia. The Lukanga dialect is spoken by the Lukanga Twa Pygmies, fishermen of the Lukanga Swamp. Alternate names for the language are Chilenje, Chinamukuni, Ciina, Ciina Mukuni, Lengi, Lenji, and Mukuni.
References
Lenje language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA