Lenje language
E570029
The Lenje language is a Bantu language spoken primarily by the Lenje people of central Zambia, closely related to the Tonga language of the same region.
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu language
ⓘ
natural language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Chilenje
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
CiLenje NERFINISHED ⓘ Lenge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Tonga language (Zambia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Zambia ⓘ |
| countryOfficial | Zambia (not official language) ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Lenje people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottologCode | lenj1245 ⓘ |
| glottologName | Lenje NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageCode | ISO 639-3: leh ⓘ |
| hasSpeakersIn |
Central Province, Zambia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lusaka Province, Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | leh ⓘ |
| isSpokenBy | Lenje people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Atlantic–Congo languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bantoid languages ⓘ Bantu languages ⓘ Benue–Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| linguisticClassification | Niger–Congo > Atlantic–Congo > Volta–Congo > Benue–Congo > Bantoid > Southern Bantoid > Bantu > Botatwe ⓘ |
| region | Central Province, Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Zambia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Zambia ⓘ |
| subfamily | Botatwe languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (4)
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