Lamba | |
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Ichilamba | |
Native to | Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Region | Copperbelt |
Ethnicity | Lamba people |
Native speakers | 200,000 in Zambia (2010 census)[1] unknown but smaller number in DRC |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-2 | lam |
ISO 639-3 | lam |
Glottolog | lamb1271 |
M.54,541,542 [2] |
Chiyowoyero cha ChiLamba chikusangika mu Zambia ndipo chikuyowoyeka chomene ku Copperbelt[3]. Ŵanthu pafupifupi 210,000 ŵakuyowoya chiyowoyero ichi kumpoto kwa Zambia na kumwera kwa Democratic Republic of Congo. Ŵanthu ŵanandi ŵakuyowoya chiyowoyero ichi mu Lusaka chifukwa chakuti ŵanandi ŵakuluta kukagwira ntchito ku malo agha. Chiyowoyero cha Lamba ntcha ŵanthu ŵa mtundu wa Bantu[4]. (Nadi, "mu ntu" likung'anamura "munthu yumoza" mu ciyowoyero ca Lamba ndipo "ba ntu" likung'anamura "ŵanthu ŵaŵiri panji kujumpha apa".) Kuyana na uyo wakuŵapenda, ku Zambia kuli viyowoyero vyakupambanapambana pakati pa 42 na 78.
Mu buku la Maho (2009) muli viyowoyero vya Lima (Bulima) na Temba.