Bemba

Bemba

Ichibemba
3.6M speakers · Niger-Congo › Bantu · Latin
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ZambiaDemocratic Republic of the CongoMalawiBotswana
Related varieties
LingalaSwahiliKinyarwandaZuluChichewaRundiLuba-KatangaShonaXhosaMakhuwaTumbukaLuba-Lulua

Written in the Latin script. Uses SVO word order. Notable features include pronoun dropping.

Typology

Word order SVO
Adjective after noun
Numeral after noun
Adposition preposition
Def. article no
Indef. article no
Pro-drop yes
Tonal no
Gender no
Noun cases yes

Related Languages

Lingala BantuSwahili BantuKinyarwanda BantuZulu BantuChichewa BantuRundi BantuLuba-Katanga BantuShona Bantu
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