Ngiri language
Ngiri is a Bantu language closely related to Lingala.
Ngiri | |
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Native to | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Region | Ngiri River, Équateur Province |
Native speakers | 80,000 (2000–2002)[1] |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Variously:biz – Loi (Baloi)lie – Likila (Balobo)ndw – Ndobommz – Mabaale |
Glottolog | libi1251 Libinzicbalo1261 Loi-Likila |
C.31 [2] |
Maho (2009) lists C311 Mabaale (Mabale), C312 Ndoobo (Ndobo), C313 Litoka, C314 Balobo, and C315 Enga (Baenga-Bolombo) as distinct languages.[2]
References
- Loi (Baloi) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Likila (Balobo) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Ndobo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Mabaale at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) - Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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Note: The Guthrie classification is geographic and its groupings do not imply a relationship between the languages within them. |
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