Tembo (Kitembo) language
Bantu language spoken in DR Congo
Not to be confused with Litembo language.
Tembo | |
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Kitembo | |
Native to | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Region | Kivu |
Native speakers | (150,000 cited 1994)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | tbt |
Glottolog | temb1270 |
JD.531 [2] |
Tembo is a Bantu language spoken by people in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, particularly in the provinces of North Kivu and Ituri.
Writing System
[edit]a | aa | b | ch | e | ee | f | h | i | ii | k | l | m | mb | mv | n |
nd | ng | nj | ny | nz | o | oo | p | r | s | sh | t | u | uu | w | y |
References
[edit]- ^ Tembo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- ^ PTBALT 2007. sfn error: no target: CITEREFPTBALT2007 (help)
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