Lenje 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.
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of central
Zambia
Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most central point. Its neighbours are ...
. The Lukanga dialect is spoken by the
Lukanga Twa
The Twa of the Lukanga Swamp of Zambia are one of several fishing and hunter-gatherer caste
Caste is a form of social stratification characterised by endogamy, hereditary transmission of a style of life which often includes an occupati ...
Pygmies, fishermen of the
Lukanga Swamp
Lukanga Swamp is a major wetland in the Central Province of Zambia, about 50 km west of Kabwe.Terracarta/International Travel Maps, Vancouver Canada: "Zambia, 2nd edition", 2000 Its permanently swampy area consists of a roughly circular ar ...
. Alternate names for the language are Chilenje, Chinamukuni, Ciina, Ciina Mukuni, Lengi, Lenji, and Mukuni.
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References
External links
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*Rev. S. Luwisha,
Mukulilacoolwe
'' Lubuto Library Special Collections, accessed May 4, 2014.
*Dorothea Lehmann,
Folktales from Zambia: Texts in six African languages and in English
'' Lubuto Library Special Collections, accessed May 3, 2014.
OLAC resources in and about the Lenje language
Languages of Zambia
Botatwe languages
Library of Congress Africa Collection related
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