| Mambwe | |
|---|---|
| Lungu | |
| Spoken in | Tanzania |
| Ethnicity | Mambwe, Lungu, Fipa |
| Native speakers | 680,000 (date missing) |
| Language family | |
| Dialects |
Mambwe (Ichimambwe)
Lungu (Ichirungu, Adong)
Fipa-Mambwe (Kifipa cha kimambwe)
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mgr |
The Mambwe and Lungu peoples living at the southern end of Lake Tanganyika in Tanzania and Zambia speak a common language with minor dialectical differences. Perhaps half of the Fipa people to their north speak it as a native language. When spoken by the Fipa, it is called "Fipa-Mambwe"; this is also the term for the branch of Bantu languages which includes Fipa and Mambwe-Lungu.