ISO 639-3 · bembem
Niger–Congo family
Bemba
Bemba is a language of the Sabi branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Zambia and Democratic Republic of the Congo. Wikidata counts about 3.6 m speakers. Wikidata describes it as “Bantu language spoken primarily in north-eastern Zambia by the Bemba people”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
bem- Glottocode
bemb1257- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 2 Provincial
- Wikipedia
- 49 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
1scripts
9levels in the tree
2EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Bemba |
|---|---|
| Also called | Chibemba, Bemba (Zambia), Bemba language, Cibemba, IchiBemba |
| All speakers | 3,600,000 |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 2 Provincial2
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Bemba
The branches above Bemba, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Zambia
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalnyaChewaNiger–Congo · 12 m3 · Wider CommunicationswcCongo SwahiliNiger–Congo · 9.1 m2 · ProvincialsnaShonaNiger–Congo · 9 m3 · Wider CommunicationafrAfrikaansIndo-European · 7.2 m1 · NationaltumTumbukaNiger–Congo · 7 m4 · EducationaltoiTongaNiger–Congo · 1.3 m2 · ProvincialmgrMambwe-LunguNiger–Congo · 674,0005 · DevelopinglozLoziNiger–Congo · 600,0004 · EducationallebLala-Bisaunclassified · 580,0005 · Developing