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'''Lamba''' is a language found in [[Zambia]] and is commonly spoken | '''Lamba''' is a language found in [[Zambia]] and is commonly spoken on the [[Copperbelt]] by the [[Lamba people]]. There are about 210,000 native speakers in the northern parts of Zambia and southern fringes of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Lamba is also spoken in [[Lusaka]], mainly because many speakers have migrated there for jobs. Lamba is a [[Bantu languages|Bantu language]]. (In fact, "mu ntu" means "one person" in Lamba and "ba ntu" means "two or more people".) Depending on who does the counting, Zambia has between 42 and 78 local languages besides English – see ''[[Languages of Zambia]]'' for further details. Some people might say Lamba is a dialect of Bemba. | ||
Maho (2009) lists the Lima (''Bulima'') and Temba varieties as distinct languages. | Maho (2009) lists the Lima (''Bulima'') and Temba varieties as distinct languages. | ||
==See also== | |||
*[[Lamba people]] | |||
* [[Copperbelt]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Lamba | |
|---|---|
| Ichilamba | |
| Native to | Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Region | Copperbelt |
| Ethnicity | Lamba people |
Native speakers | 200,000 in Zambia (2010 census)[1] unknown but smaller number in DRC |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | lam |
| ISO 639-3 | lam |
| Glottolog | lamb1271[2] |
M.54,541,542[3] | |
Lamba is a language found in Zambia and is commonly spoken on the Copperbelt by the Lamba people. There are about 210,000 native speakers in the northern parts of Zambia and southern fringes of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Lamba is also spoken in Lusaka, mainly because many speakers have migrated there for jobs. Lamba is a Bantu language. (In fact, "mu ntu" means "one person" in Lamba and "ba ntu" means "two or more people".) Depending on who does the counting, Zambia has between 42 and 78 local languages besides English – see Languages of Zambia for further details. Some people might say Lamba is a dialect of Bemba.
Maho (2009) lists the Lima (Bulima) and Temba varieties as distinct languages.
See also
References
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- ↑ Lamba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) Template:Subscription required
- ↑ Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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