Beembe | Ethnologue

A language of Congo

ISO 639: beq
Alternate Names: Bembe
Autonym: Kibeembe
Population: 100,000 (2007 census).
Location:: Bouenza department: Mabgombo and Mouyondzi districts, Kingoué and Sibiti; Pool department: northwest of Brazzaville.
Language Status: 5 (Developing).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, H, Kikongo (H.11)
Dialects: Keenge (Kikeenge, Kinkeenge), Yari (Kiyari). Dialect subgroup.
Language Use: Used by all. Also use Kituba [mkw].
Language Development: Literature. Videos. Dictionary. NT: 2014.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Beembe
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Different from Bembe [bmb] of Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Location: Bouenza department: Mabgombo and Mouyondzi districts, Kingoué and Sibiti; Pool department: northwest of Brazzaville.