Lenje language

Lenje
Chilenje
Native toZambia
Native speakers
130,000 (2010 census)[1]
Dialects
Language codes
ISO 639-3leh
Glottologlenj1248
M.61,611[2]

Lenje is a Bantu language of central Zambia. 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.[1]

  1. ^ a b Lenje at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online