TMV ISO 639-3
Tembo
A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo
- ISO 639
- tmv
- Alternate Names
- Litembo, Motembo
- Population
- 5,000 (1986 SIL).
- Location:
- Equateur province: Bomongo territory, 1 or 2 villages on Mongala river southwest of Akula; Sud-Ubangi province: Budjala territory, Bokele, Bosanga, and Libanza villages on Banga-Melo river; Sumba island.
- Language Status
- 6a* (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, C, Bangi-Ntomba (C.371)
- Dialects
- Wide dialect variation may exist.
- Language Use
- Also use Lingala [lin].
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Tembo
- Writing
- Unwritten [Qaax].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Equateur province: Bomongo territory, 1 or 2 villages on Mongala river southwest of Akula; Sud-Ubangi province: Budjala territory, Bokele, Bosanga, and Libanza villages on Banga-Melo river; Sumba island.
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