Hemba

HEM

vigorous

Alternate Names: Eastern Luba, Emba, Kiemba, Kihemba, Luba-Hemba

Dialects: Lexical similarity: 67% with Bangubangu ,, 64% with Songe ,, higher than 67% with the Mikebwe and Hombo dialects of Bangubangu.

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
Benue-Congo
Bantoid
Southern
Narrow Bantu
Central
L
Luba (L.34)

Demographics: 181,000 (2000).

Nation of Origin: Democratic Republic of the Congo