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FROM WIKIPEDIA
Bemba, also known as Chibemba and Ichibemba, is a Bantu language that is
spoken primarily in Zambia but is also spoken in surrounding countries.
Bemba and its dialects are spoken and understood by a sizable percentage
of the population of Zambia. Over three million people are estimated to be
native Bemba speakers in Zambia alone, with others using Bemba as a second
language. Bemba is used as a lingua franca in Zambian cities and,
according to Ethnologue, it "has higher social status than other languages
except English" within Zambia. Bemba is also spoken, to a lesser extent,
in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Botswana. It is an
SVO language. |
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