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Zemba (Dhimba) is a Bantu language spoken mainly in Angola where the language has about 18,000 speakers, and also in Namibia with some 4,000.[3] It is closely related to Herero, and is often considered a dialect of that language, especially as the Zemba are ethnically Herero.
| Zemba | |
|---|---|
| Dhimba | |
| Native to | Angola, Namibia |
| Ethnicity | Herero, Tjimba |
Native speakers | 30,000 (2009–2011)[1] |
Language family | Niger–Congo?
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | dhm |
| Glottolog | zemb1238 |
Guthrie code | R.311[2] |
| ELP | Himba |
There are various spellings and pronunciations of the name: Zimba, Dhimba, Tjimba, Chimba, etc. However, when spelled Tjimba or Chimba in English, it generally refers to the Tjimba people, non-Herero hunter-gatherers who speak Zemba. The spelling Himba should be distinguished from the Himba people and their dialect of Herero.
Ethnologue separates Zemba as a distinct language from Himba, which according to the language map of Namibia it retains under Herero proper.[4] Maho (2009), however, sets up a Northwest Herero language, which includes Zemba; from the map, it would appear to include Himba and Hakaona as well.[2]
References
- Zemba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- Zemba language at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009)
- Zemba at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009)
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