Lia-Ntomba language

Ntomba and Lia (Bolia) are closely related Bantu languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, close enough to be considered dialects of a single Lia-Ntomba language.

Ntomba
Bolia, Lia
Native toDemocratic Republic of the Congo
RegionLake Tumba, Lake Mai-Ndombe
Native speakers
(100,000 Ntomba cited 1980)[1]
100,000 Lia (2000)
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
nto  Ntomba
bli  Bolia
Glottologboli1263
C.35[2]

The related Mongo language also has varieties called Ntomba or Ntumba.

References

  1. Ntomba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Bolia at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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