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Lala-Bisa language

Lala-Bisa language

Bantu language spoken in Zambia and DRC

Not to be confused with Lala language (South Africa) or Bissa language.

Lala-Bisa is a Bantu language of Zambia that is closely related to Bemba.

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Swaka dialect is divergent, and sometimes classified as a separate language (Nurse 2003). Maho (2009) lists Biisa (Wisa), Lala, Ambo, Luano, and Swaka as distinct languages, with Ambo and Luano closest to Lala.

References

  1. [1]
    Lala-Bisa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. [2]
    Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online


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