Bemba

Bemba

Bemba (also called Cibemba or Icibemba; ISO 639-3 code bem) is a Niger-Congo language belonging to the Central Narrow Bantu branch (Zone M in Guthrie's 1948, 1967–71 classification). Bemba is spoken in Zambia (mainly in the Northern, Luapula and Copperbelt provinces) and the Southern Democratic...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the International Phonetic Association 2015-04, Vol.45 (1), p.61-69
Hauptverfasser: Hamann, Silke, Kula, Nancy C.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
African studies
Bantu languages
Grammar
ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE IPA
Latin language
Linguistics
Morphology
Phonetic analysis
Phonetics
Phonology
Studies
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Zusammenfassung:Bemba (also called Cibemba or Icibemba; ISO 639-3 code bem) is a Niger-Congo language belonging to the Central Narrow Bantu branch (Zone M in Guthrie's 1948, 1967–71 classification). Bemba is spoken in Zambia (mainly in the Northern, Luapula and Copperbelt provinces) and the Southern Democratic Republic of Congo by approximately 3.3 million speakers (Lewis, Simons & Fennig 2013). Our data are based on Bemba spoken in Zambia.
ISSN:0025-1003
1475-3502
DOI:10.1017/S0025100314000371