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The '''Bemba language''', ''ChiBemba'' (also ''Cibemba, Ichibemba, Icibemba'' and ''Chiwemba''), is a major [[Bantu languages|Bantu]] language spoken primarily in north-eastern [[Zambia]] by the [[Bemba people]] and as a [[lingua franca]] by about 18 related ethnic groups, including the [[Lala-Bisa language|Bisa people]] of Mpika and Lake Bangweulu, and to a lesser extent in [[Katanga Province|Katanga]] in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], [[Tanzania]], and [[Botswana]]. Including all its dialects, Bemba is the most spoken indigenous language in Zambia.<ref>[http://www.ethnologue.com/country/ZM/languages Zambia] at ''Ethnologue''</ref> The [[Lamba language]] is closely related and some people consider it a dialect of Bemba. | The '''Bemba language''', ''ChiBemba'' (also ''Cibemba, Ichibemba, Icibemba'' and ''Chiwemba''), is a major [[Bantu languages|Bantu]] language spoken primarily in north-eastern [[Zambia]] by the [[Bemba people]] and as a [[lingua franca]] by about 18 related ethnic groups, including the [[Lala-Bisa language|Bisa people]] of Mpika and Lake Bangweulu, and to a lesser extent in [[Katanga Province|Katanga]] in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], [[Tanzania]], and [[Botswana]]. Including all its dialects, Bemba is the most spoken indigenous language in Zambia.<ref>[http://www.ethnologue.com/country/ZM/languages Zambia] at ''Ethnologue''</ref> The [[Lamba language]] is closely related and some people consider it a dialect of Bemba. | ||
