Tembo (Kitembo) language

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Tembo
Kitembo
Native to Democratic Republic of Congo
Region Kivu
Native speakers
(150,000 cited 1994) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 tbt
Glottolog temb1270
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]
aaabcheeefhiiiklmmbmvn
ndngnjnynzoooprsshtuuuwy

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References

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