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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Africa > Democratic Republic of the Congo > Tembo

Tembo

A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639-3tmv

Population  5,000 (1986 SIL).
Region  Equateur Province, Sud Ubangi, Equateur, Budjala and Bomongo districts, Libanza, Bokele, and Bosanga villages on Banga-Melo River; 1 or 2 villages on Mongala River southwest of Akula; Sumba Island.
Language map  Northern Democratic Republic of Congo
Alternate names   Litembo, Motembo
Dialects  There may be wide dialect variations.
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, C, Ngombe (C.50)
Language use  Also use Lingala [lin].