Hemba language

Hemba
Hemba
Native to	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Region	Katanga province
Ethnicity	Hemba people
Native speakers	180,000 (2000)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu Luban Hemba–Kebwe Hemba; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Yazi;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	hem
Glottolog	hemb1242
Guthrie code	L.34, L.202

Hemba (Emba), also known as Eastern Luba, is a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is spoken by the Hemba people. Yazi may be a dialect.

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