Lala-Bisa is a
Bantu language
The Bantu languages (English: , Proto-Bantu: *bantʊ̀) are a large family of languages spoken by the Bantu people of Central, Southern, Eastern africa and Southeast Africa. They form the largest branch of the Southern Bantoid languages.
The t ...
of
Zambia
Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent ...
that is closely related to
Bemba
Bemba may refer to:
* Bemba language (Chibemba), a Bantu language spoken in Zambia
* Bemba people (AbaBemba), an ethnic group of central Africa
* Jean-Pierre Bemba, the former vice-President of the Democratic Republic of Congo
* A Caribbean drum, ...
.
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
Languages of Zambia
Languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Sabi languages
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