Kibembe

Bembe
Kibeembe
Native to	Republic of Congo
Native speakers	130,000 (2007 census)
Language family	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Southern Bantoid Bantu (Zone H.10) Kongo Bembe
Dialects	Beembe Kamba-Doondo Hangala (Ghaangala)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Variously: – Bembe – Kamba – Doondo
Glottolog	`beem1239` Beembe `kaam1238` Kaamba `doon1238` Doondo
Guthrie code	`H.11,111,112`

Bembe (Kibeembe) is a Bantu language of Congo-Brazzaville. It is closely related to Kikongo. Pangwa (not the Pangwa of Tanzania) may be a dialect.

Maho (2009) considers Beembe, Kamba-Doondo, and Hangala (Ghaangala) to be distinct languages.

It should not be confused with the Bembe language (Ibembe) spoken in Congo-Kinshasa and Tanzania.