Tembo

TMV

vigorous

Alternate Names: Litembo, Motembo

Dialects: Wide dialect variation may exist.

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
Benue-Congo
Bantoid
Southern
Narrow Bantu
Northwest
C
Bangi-Ntomba (C.371)

Demographics: 5,000 (1986 SIL).

Language Use: Also use Lingala [lin].

Nation of Origin: Democratic Republic of the Congo