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| ethnicity        = [[Kembala people|Kembala]]
| ethnicity        = [[Kembala people|Kembala]]
| states          = [[USRN]]
| states          = [[USRN]]
| speakers        = {{wp|First language|L1}} speakers: 16 million. Combined {{wp|First language|L1}} and {{wp|Second language|L2}} speakers: 142 million.
| speakers        = {{wp|First language|L1}} speakers: 24 million. Combined {{wp|First language|L1}} and {{wp|Second language|L2}} speakers: 152 million.
| date            = 1999
| date            = 2020
| familycolor      = Kulimian
| familycolor      = Kulimian
| fam1            = [[Kulimian languages|Kulimian]]
| fam1            = [[Kulimian languages|Kulimian]]
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| fam4            = X
| fam4            = X
| script          = {{Plainlist}}
| script          = {{Plainlist}}
* !Latin script ([[#Orthography|Kembala alphabet]])
* [[Romassan script]] ([[#Orthography|Kembala alphabet]])
* [[Kembala Braille]]
* [[Kembala Braille]]
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'''Kembala''', also known by its {{wp|Endonym|local name}} '''''Ikembali''''', is a [[Kambu languages|Kambu language]] spoken {{wp|First language|natively}} by the [[Kembala people]]. It is also used as a {{wp|lingua franca}} in the [[USRN]], where it is the only {{wp|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.
'''Kembala''', also known by its {{wp|Endonym|local name}} '''''Ikembali''''', is a [[Kambu languages|Kambu language]] spoken {{wp|First language|natively}} by the [[Kembala people]]. It is also used as a {{wp|lingua franca}} in the [[USRN]], where it is the only {{wp|official language}} at the federal level. It is estimated to be spoken by about 152 million people worldwide, 24 million of which are native speakers.


== Classification ==
== Classification ==
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[[Category:Kulimian languages]]
[[Category:Kulimian languages]]
[[Category:Languages of the USRN]]
[[Category:Languages of the USRN]]
[[Category:Tengri]]

Latest revision as of 17:51, 19 April 2024

Kembala
Ikembali
Pronunciation/ikɛmˈbɑːli/
Native toUSRN
EthnicityKembala
Native speakers
L1 speakers: 24 million. Combined L1 and L2 speakers: 152 million. (2020)
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 152 million people worldwide, 24 million of which are native speakers.

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Orthography