| Lenje | |
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| Chilenje | |
| Native to | Zambia |
| Native speakers | 130,000 (2010 census) |
| Language family | Niger–Congo? |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | leh |
| Glottolog | lenj1248 |
| Guthrie code | M.61,611 |
Lenje is a Bantu language of central Zambia. The Lukanga dialect is spoken by the Lukanga Twa Pygmies, fishermen of the Lukanga Swamp. Alternate names for the language are Chilenje, Chinamukuni, Ciina, Ciina Mukuni, Lengi, Lenji, and Mukuni.
References
- ^ Lenje at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
External links
- Madan, A.C. (1908). Lenje handbook; a short introduction to the Lenje dialect spoken in north-west Rhodesia. Oxford: Clarendon Press. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
- "Tower of Babel in Lenje". Retrieved 2014-05-04.
- Rev. S. Luwisha, Mukulilacoolwe, Lubuto Library Special Collections, accessed May 4, 2014.
- Dorothea Lehmann, Folktales from Zambia: Texts in six African languages and in English, Lubuto Library Special Collections, accessed May 3, 2014.
- OLAC resources in and about the Lenje language
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