LAM ISO 639-3
Lamba
ChiLamba, IchiLamba Autonym
A language of Zambia
- ISO 639
- lam
- Autonym
- ChiLamba, IchiLamba
- Population
- 201,000 in Zambia (2010 census). 198,000 Lamba, 2,250 Lima (2010 census).
- Location:
- Central, Copperbelt, and North-Western provinces.
- Language Status
- 5* (Developing).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, M, Lala-Bisa-Lamba (M.54)
- Dialects
- Lamba, Lima (Bulima).
- Language Use
- Home, community.
- Language Development
- Grammar. Bible: 1959.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Lamba
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Haut-Katanga province: southeast corner, Lubumbashi area.
- Language Status
- 6b (Threatened) View other languages of Democratic Republic of the Congo
Language Name
Lamba
Map
Location: Central, Copperbelt, and North-Western provinces.
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