Lenje language
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| Lenje | |
|---|---|
| Chilenje | |
| Native to | Zambia |
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Native speakers
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130,000 (2010 census)[1] |
| Dialects |
Lukanga (Twa)
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | leh |
| Glottolog | lenj1248[2] |
M.61,611[3] |
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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.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lenje at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
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- ↑ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
External links
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- 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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