Lenje is a
Bantu language
The Bantu languages (English: , Proto-Bantu language, Proto-Bantu: *bantʊ̀), or Ntu languages are a language family of about 600 languages of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern, East Africa, Eastern and Southeast Africa, South ...
of central
Zambia
Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa. It is typically referred to being in South-Central Africa or Southern Africa. It is bor ...
. The Lukanga dialect is spoken by the
Lukanga Twa Pygmies, fishermen of the
Lukanga Swamp. 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, '','' Lubuto Library Special Collections, accessed May 4, 2014.
*Dorothea Lehmann, '','' 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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