Bembe language (Kibembe)

Bembe
	Kibeembe
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)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Variously:; beq – Bembe; xku – Kamba; dde – Doondo
Glottolog	beem1239 (Beembe); kaam1238 (Kaamba); doon1238 (Doondo)
Guthrie code	H.11,111,112

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 at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Kamba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Doondo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
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Bembe
Kibeembe
Native to	Republic of Congo
Native speakers	130,000 (2007 census)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Southern Bantoid Bantu (Zone H.10) Kongo Bembe
Dialects	Beembe Kamba-Doondo Hangala (Ghaangala)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Variously: `beq` – Bembe `xku` – Kamba `dde` – Doondo
Glottolog	`beem1239` (Beembe)^[2] `kaam1238` (Kaamba)^[3] `doon1238` (Doondo)^[4]
Guthrie code	`H.11,111,112`^[5]