Mambwe-Lungu language

Mambwe-Lungu language
Mambwe
Lungu
Spoken in Tanzania
Ethnicity Mambwe, Lungu, Fipa
Native speakers 680,000  (date missing)
Language family
Niger–Congo
  • Atlantic–Congo
Dialects
Mambwe (Ichimambwe)
Lungu (Ichirungu, Adong)
Fipa-Mambwe (Kifipa cha kimambwe)
Language codes
ISO 639-3 mgr

The Mambwe and Lungu peoples living at the southern end of Lake Tanganyika in Tanzania and Zambia speak a common language with minor dialectical differences. Perhaps half of the Fipa people to their north speak it as a native language. When spoken by the Fipa, it is called "Fipa-Mambwe"; this is also the term for the branch of Bantu languages which includes Fipa and Mambwe-Lungu.

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