Kembala language

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Kembala
Ikembali
Pronunciation/ikɛmˈbɑːlɑː/
Native toUSRN
EthnicityKembala
Native speakers
(L1 speakers: 16 million. Combined L1 and L2 speakers: 142 million. cited 1999)
Kulimian
Official status
Official language in
 USRN
Recognised minority
language in
X
Regulated byKembala Language Institute
Language codes
ISO 639-1kb
ISO 639-2kmb
ISO 639-3kmb
Geographic distribution of the Kembala language.png
Geographic distribution of the Kembala language. Dark green: native region (Kembalia). Medium green: spoken by a majority alongside native languages.

Kembala, also known by its local name Ikembali, is a Kambu language spoken natively by the Kembala people. It is also used as a lingua franca in the USRN, where it is the only official language at the federal level. It is estimated to be spoken by about 142 million people worldwide, 16 million of which are native speakers.

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