Lala-Bisa language

Not to be confused with Lala language (South Africa) or Bissa language.

Lala-Bisa is a Bantu language of Zambia that is closely related to Bemba.

Lala-Bisa
Biza-Lala
Native to	Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Region	Central province/northern province
Native speakers	350,000 in Zambia (2010)[1] unknown but smaller number in DRC
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu Sabi South Lala-Bisa
Dialects	Ambo (Mbo) Luano Swaka Bisa (Ichibisa, Wiza) Lala (Ichilala)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	leb
Glottolog	lala1264
Guthrie code	M.51–53,521–522[2]

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.