Lamba

LAM

developing

Alternate Names: Chilamba, Ichilamba

Dialects: Lamba, Lima (Bulima).

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
Benue-Congo
Bantoid
Southern
Narrow Bantu
Central
M
Lala-Bisa-Lamba (M.54)

Demographics: 201,000 in Zambia (2010 census). 198,000 Lamba, 2,250 Lima (2010 census).

Language Use: Home, community.

Language Development: Dictionary. Bible: 1959.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Zambia