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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...
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Lenje people (also
known as Bene Mukuni, Balenje, Balenge, Benimukuni,
Ciina mukuna, Lenge, Lengi) is an
ethnic group in Zambia. They are
loosely bound...
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first known settlement in the 11th century. It was then home to the
Lenje and Soli
peoples from the 17th or 18th century. The
founding of the modern...
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Guthrie group M.60 (
Lenje–Tonga) plus some of the
Subia languages (K.40):
Tonga (incl. Dombe, Leya) Ila (Lundwe, Sala) Soli
Lamba Lenje (incl.
Lukanga Twa)...
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general honorific for men,
similar to
English Mr.
Traditional chiefs of the
Lenje and the Ila
people of Zambia, and the
Tonga people of
Zambia and Zimbabwe...
- president, Levy Mwanawasa, was a
Lenje/Lamba,
Lamba people from the
Copperbelt Province and
Lenje from
central province,
Lenjes belong to the
Bantu Botatwe...
- 9%
Kaonde 1.8% Lala 1.8%
Lamba 1.7%
English 1.5%
Luvale 1.3%
Mambwe 1.2%
Lenje 1.2%
Namwanga 1.0% Bisa 0.9% Ushi 0.7% Ila 0.7%
Mbunda 0.7%
Ngoni 0.7% Senga...
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Ngoni Iwa
Kabende Kaonde Kosa
Kunda Kwandi Kwandu Kwangwa Lala
Lamba Lambya Lenje Leya Lima
Liyuwa Lozi
Luyana Luano Luchazi Lumbu Lunda Lundwe Lungu Luunda...
- 1.8%,
English (official) 1.7%,
Luvale 1.5%,
Mambwe 1.3%,
Namwanga 1.2%,
Lenje 1.1%, Bisa 1%,
other 9.7%,
unspecified 0.2% (2010 est.) note:
Zambia is...
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Swahili English Fwe Ila
Kaonde Khwedam Kuhane Kunda Lala-Bisa
Lamba Lambya Lenje Lozi
Luchazi Lunda Luvale Luyana Mambwe-Lungu
Mashi Mbowe Mbukushu Mbunda...
