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Bembe language (Kibembe)

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(Redirected from Doondo language) Bantu language spoken in Congo Brazzaville Not to be confused with Bembe language (Ibembe) or Bemba language.
Bembe
Kibembe or Kibeembe
Native toRepublic of Congo
Native speakersBembe: 100,000 (2007 census)
Language familyNiger–Congo?
Dialects
  • Beembe
Language codes
ISO 639-3
beq – Bembe
Glottologbeem1239  Beembe
Guthrie codeH.11,111,112

Bembe (Kibeembe) is a Bantu language of Congo-Brazzaville. It is closely related to Kikongo.

Maho (2009) considers Beembe, Kamba-Doondo, and Gangala (or Hangala, Gaangala, Haangala) to be distinct languages.

It should not be confused with the Bembe language (Ibembe) spoken in Congo-Kinshasa and Tanzania.

References

  1. Bembe at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

External links

The Noun Phrase in Kibembe (D54)

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