Zimba language

Zimba
Zimba
South Binja
Native to	DR Congo
Native speakers	(120,000 cited 1994 census)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu (Zone D.20) Lega–Binja Zimba; ; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Kwange; Mamba;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	zmb
Glottolog	zimb1251
Guthrie code	D.26

Zimba is a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, spoken in a band of country south of the Elila River.^[3] It is not closely related to other languages, unless the divergent dialects Kwange and Mamba (Kyenyemamba) are considered separate languages.

References

^ Zimba at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
^ Bryan, Margaret Arminel (Compiler), The Bantu Languages of Africa, Oxford University Press 1959.

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[e17-1] Zimba at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)

[Guthrie-2] Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

[3] Bryan, Margaret Arminel (Compiler), The Bantu Languages of Africa, Oxford University Press 1959.

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