Hemba
A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo
| Population | 181,000 (2000). |
| Region | Katanga Province, east Kongolo Territory. |
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Southern Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Alternate names | Eastern Luba, Emba, Kiemba, Kihemba, Luba-Hemba |
| Dialects | Lexical similarity: 67% with Bangubangu [bnx], 64% with Songe [sop], higher than 67% with the Mikebwe and Hombo dialects of Bangubangu [bnx]. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, L, Luba (L.30) |
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