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Zemba

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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.
Source : DBpedia

Names (more)

[en] Zemba language
[sw] Kizemba

Language type : Living

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Following BCP 47 the recommended tag for this language is dhm.

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ISO 639 Codes

ISO 639-3 : dhm

Linked Data URIs

http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/dhm
http://dbpedia.org/resource/ISO_639:dhm

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Authority documentation for ISO 639 identifier: dhm

Freebase ISO 639-3 : dhm
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