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.
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^Lala-Bisa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
lala, bisa, language, confused, with, lala, language, south, africa, bissa, language, lala, bisa, bantu, language, zambia, that, closely, related, bemba, lala, bisabiza, lalanative, tozambia, democratic, republic, congoregioncentral, province, northern, provin. 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 BisaBiza LalaNative toZambia Democratic Republic of the CongoRegionCentral province northern provinceNative speakers350 000 in Zambia 2010 1 unknown but smaller number in DRCLanguage familyNiger Congo Atlantic CongoBenue CongoBantoidBantuSabiSouthLala BisaDialectsAmbo Mbo Luano Swaka Bisa Ichibisa Wiza Lala Ichilala Language codesISO 639 3 a href https iso639 3 sil org code leb class extiw title iso639 3 leb leb a Glottologlala1264Guthrie codeM 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 References edit Lala Bisa at Ethnologue 18th ed 2015 subscription required Jouni Filip Maho 2009 New Updated Guthrie List Online nbsp This Bantu language related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lala Bisa language amp oldid 1211913875, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
