Alternate Names: Beembe, Ebembe, Ibembe
Dialects: Lexical similarity: 76%–84% with Lega-Mwenga , dialects, 68% with Buyu ,, 60% with Lega-Shabunda ,, 55% with Zimba ,, 50% with Enya ,, 45% with Nyanga ,, 40% with Tembo ,, 30% with Lengola ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 252,000 in Democratic Republic of the Congo (1991 UBS).
Language Development: Bible: 1991.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Other Comments: Classified with the Lega group (Bryan 1959). Distinct from Beembe , (Bembe) of Congo Brazzaville and Bemba , (Chibemba) in southeast Katanga Province, Zambia, and Tanzania. Traditional religion, Christian.