Mambwe-Lungu language

Mambwe
Mambwe
Lungu
Native to	Tanzania, Zambia
Ethnicity	Mambwe, Lungu, Fipa
Native speakers	680,000
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu Rukwa Mbozi Mwika Mambwe; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Mambwe (Ichimambwe); Lungu (Ichirungu, Adong); Fipa-Mambwe (Kifipa cha kimambwe);
Language codes
ISO 639-3	mgr
Guthrie code	M.14–15

The Mambwe and Lungu peoples living at the southern end of Lake Tanganyika in Tanzania and Zambia speak a common language with minor dialectical differences. Perhaps half of the Fipa people to their north speak it as a native language. When spoken by the Fipa, it is called "Fipa-Mambwe"; this is also the term for the branch of Bantu languages which includes Fipa and Mambwe-Lungu.

Some Vocabulary

pano - because
Mulungu - God
wakunzile - loved, has loved
ulimwengu kiuze - the whole world
mwana wakwe - his son
lelo - but ^[2] (There is a similar extended meaning of this "today" word in Luba-Katanga)

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References

^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
^ The Gospel in Many Tongues, The British and Foreign Bible Society, London 1965.
^ Mukanda Ukola wa Mwine Leza, La Société Biblique Britannique et Étrangère, Londres, 1954

External links

small Mambwe–English dictionary

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[Guthrie-1] Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

[2] The Gospel in Many Tongues, The British and Foreign Bible Society, London 1965.

[3] Mukanda Ukola wa Mwine Leza, La Société Biblique Britannique et Étrangère, Londres, 1954

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