Hemba

A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639: hem
Alternate Names: Eastern Luba, Emba, Kiemba, Kihemba, Kiluba-Hemba, Luba-Hemba
Population: 181,000 (2000).
Location:: Maniema province: extreme south; Tanganyika province: east Kongolo territory.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, L, Luba (L.34)
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 75% with Bangubangu [bnx] and Songe [sop]; 73% with Zula [zla]; 53% with Zimba [zmb]; 50% with Enya [gey].
Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar.

Location: Maniema province: extreme south; Tanganyika province: east Kongolo territory.