Lala-Bisa language
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Not to be confused with Lala language (South Africa) or Bissa language.
| Lala-Bisa | |
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| Biza-Lala | |
| Native to | Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Region | Copperbelt |
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Native speakers
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350,000 in Zambia (2010)[1] unknown but smaller number in DRC |
| Dialects |
Ambo (Mbo)
Luano
Swaka
Bisa (Ichibisa, Wiza)
Lala (Ichilala)
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | leb |
| Glottolog | lala1264[2] |
M.51–53,521–522[3] |
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Lala-Bisa is a Bantu language of Zambia that is closely related to Bemba.
Swaka dialect is divergent, and sometimes classified as a separate language (Nurse 2003). Maho (2009) lists Biisa (Wisa), Lala, Ambo, Luano, and Swaka as distinct languages, with Ambo and Luano closest to Lala.
References
- ↑ Lala-Bisa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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Note: The Guthrie classification is geographic and its groupings do not imply a relationship between the languages within them.
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