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Zemba (Dhimba) is a Bantu language spoken mainly in Angola where the language has about 18,000 speakers, and also in Namibia
with some 4,000. It is closely related to Herero, and is often considered a dialect of that language, especially as the Zemba
are ethnically Herero. There are various spellings and pronunciations of the name: Zimba, Dhimba, Tjimba, Chimba, etc. However,
when spelled Tjimba or Chimba in English, it generally refers to the Tjimba people, non-Herero hunter-gatherers who speak
Zemba. The spelling Himba should be distinguished from the Himba people and their dialect of Herero. Ethnologue separates
Zemba as a distinct language from Himba, which according to the language map of Namibia it retains under Herero proper. Maho
(2009), however, sets up a Northwest Herero language, which includes Zemba; from the map, it would appear to include Himba
and Hakaona as well. |
Names (more)[en] Zemba language[sw] Kizemba |
Language type : Living
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ISO 639 CodesISO 639-3 : dhmLinked Data URIshttp://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/dhmhttp://dbpedia.org/resource/ISO_639:dhm More URIs at sameas.org SourcesAuthority documentation for ISO 639 identifier: dhmFreebase ISO 639-3 : dhm GeoNames.org Country Information Publications Office of the European Union Metadata Registry : Countries and Languages |