ISO 639-3 · lamlam
Niger–Congo family
Lamba
Lamba is a language of the Niger–Congo branch, spoken in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia. Wikidata counts about 219,000 speakers.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
lam- Glottocode
lamb1271- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- Wikipedia
- 14 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
1scripts
1levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Lamba |
|---|---|
| Also called | Lamba language |
| All speakers | 219,000 |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 5 Developing5
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Lamba
The branches above Lamba, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
1142Niger–CongofamilylamLambalanguage
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Democratic Republic of the Congo
fraFrenchIndo-European · 285.4 m0 · InternationallinLingalaNiger–Congo · 20 m3 · Wider CommunicationswaSwahiliNiger–Congo · 15.4 mkinKinyarwandaNiger–Congo · 9.8 m1 · NationalswcCongo SwahiliNiger–Congo · 9.1 m2 · ProvincialrunKirundiNiger–Congo · 8.8 m1 · NationalluaLuba-KasaiNiger–Congo · 6.3 m2 · ProvincialkonKongoNiger–Congo · 5 mSafebemBembaNiger–Congo · 3.6 m2 · ProvincialkooKonjoNiger–Congo · 609,0005 · Developing