Bemba language
Bemba (ISO 639-3 code bem) is a language of the Atlantic-Congo family spoken in Botswana, Congo - Kinshasa, Malawi, and Zambia. It has about 4,100,000 speakers.
Bemba dictionary: 47 entries on Glottosphere. Open the Bemba dictionary
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | bem |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | bemb1257 |
| Family | Atlantic-Congo |
| Area | Africa |
| Countries | Botswana, Congo - Kinshasa, Malawi, Zambia |
| Speakers (estimate) | 4,100,000 |
Related languages
Other Atlantic-Congo languages, nearest first.
- Zulu27,000,000 speakers
- Xhosa19,000,000 speakers
- Chokwe1,000,000 speakers
- Talinga-Bwisi80,000 speakers
- Mono (Democratic Republic of Congo)62,102 speakers
- Barambu25,600 speakers
- Herero24,500 speakers
- Subiya24,500 speakers
- Manda (Tanzania)22,000 speakers
- Yeyi20,000 speakers
- Gbanziri17,500 speakers
- Monzombo12,600 speakers
More about Bemba
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.