Zimba language
Bantu language spoken in DR Congo
Zimba | |
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South Binja | |
Native to | DR Congo |
Native speakers | (120,000 cited 1994 census)[1] |
Language family | Niger–Congo?
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | zmb |
Glottolog | zimb1251 |
D.26 [2] |
Zimba is a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, spoken in a band of country south of the Elila River.[3] It is not closely related to other languages, unless the divergent dialects Kwange and Mamba (Kyenyemamba) are considered separate languages.
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- French
- Kongo
- Kituba
- Lingala
- Swahili (Congo Swahili)
- Tshiluba
languages
(by province)
Bandundu | |
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Équateur | |
Kasai-Occidental | |
Kasai-Oriental | |
Katanga | |
Kinshasa | |
Maniema |
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Nord-Kivu | |
Orientale |
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Sud-Kivu |
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