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Amba language (Bantu)

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(Redirected from Kwamba language) Bantu language of Uganda and the DRC Not to be confused with Amba language (Solomon Islands) or Ambo language. ‹ The template Infobox language is being considered for merging. ›
Amba
Kwamba
Native toUganda, DR Congo
Native speakers40,000 (2002)
Language familyNiger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3rwm
Glottologamba1263
Guthrie codeD.22
‹ The template Infobox language is being considered for merging. ›
Vamba
Native toDR Congo
RegionRuwenzories–Kivu
Extinct(date missing)
Language familyAmba-based pidgin
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
GlottologNone
Guthrie codeD.20B

Amba (also spelled Bulebule, Hamba, Humu, Kihumu, Ku-Amba, Kuamba, Lubulebule, Lwamba, Ruwenzori Kibira, and Rwamba) is a language spoken in parts of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo by the Amba people. The Amba people call it Kwamba and it is known as Kihumu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Amba has a 70% lexical similarity with Bera. Dialects include Kyanzi (Kihyanzi) and Suwa (Kusuwa).

There was once an Amba pidgin called Vamba, now extinct.

References

  1. Amba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

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