Tembo (Kitembo) language

Not to be confused with Litembo language.
Tembo
Kitembo
Native toDemocratic Republic of Congo
RegionKivu
Native speakers
(150,000 cited 1994)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3tbt
Glottologtemb1270
JD.531[2]

Tembo is a Bantu language spoken by people in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, particularly in the provinces of North Kivu and Ituri.

Writing System

Tembo alphabet[3]
a aa b ch e ee f h i ii k l m mb mv n
nd ng nj ny nz o oo p r s sh t u uu w y

References

  1. ^ Tembo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
  3. ^ PTBALT 2007.


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