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.

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Label Occurrences
Lenje language canonical 9

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Statements (27)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantu language
natural language
alternativeName Chilenje
CiLenje
linked to: Lenje

Lenge
closelyRelatedTo Tonga language (Zambia)
linked to: Tonga language
country Zambia
countryOfficial Zambia (not official language)
ethnicGroup Lenje people
glottologCode lenj1245
glottologName Lenje
hasLanguageCode ISO 639-3: leh
hasSpeakersIn Central Province, Zambia
Lusaka Province, Zambia
linked to: Lusaka Province
ISO639-3Code leh
isSpokenBy Lenje people
languageFamily Atlantic–Congo languages
Bantoid languages
Bantu languages
Benue–Congo languages
Niger–Congo languages
linguisticClassification Niger–Congo > Atlantic–Congo > Volta–Congo > Benue–Congo > Bantoid > Southern Bantoid > Bantu > Botatwe
region Central Province, Zambia
spokenIn Zambia
central Zambia
subfamily Botatwe languages
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tonga (Zambia) closelyRelatedTo Lenje language
Bemba language closelyRelatedTo Lenje language
Kaonde closelyRelatedTo Lenje language
Botatwe languages hasMemberLanguage Lenje language
Ila language closelyRelatedTo Lenje language
Tonga language closelyRelatedTo Lenje language
Bantu zone F hasLanguage Lenje language
Sabi languages hasMember Lenje language