Tembo (Kitembo) language

Not to be confused with Litembo language.

Tembo is a Bantu language spoken by people in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, particularly in the provinces of North Kivu and Ituri.

Tembo
Kitembo
Native to	Democratic Republic of Congo
Region	Kivu
Native speakers	(150,000 cited 1994)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu Northeast Bantu Great Lakes Bantu Shi–Havu Tembo
Language codes
ISO 639-3	tbt
Glottolog	temb1270
Guthrie code	JD.531[2]

Writing System

Tembo alphabet^[3]

a

aa

b

ch

e

ee

f

h

i

ii

k

l

m

mb

mv

n

nd

ng

nj

ny

nz

o

oo

p

r

s

sh

t

u

uu

w

y