Bolo language
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Bolo | |
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Ngoya | |
Kibala | |
Native to | Angola |
Native speakers | 2,600 (2000)[1] |
Language family | Niger–Congo?
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | blv |
Glottolog | bolo1261 |
Guthrie code | H.23 [2] |
ELP | Bolo |
Bolo, also known as Ngoya and Kibala, is a Bantu language of Angola that is closely related to Kimbundu.
Name[]
The only name for the language as a whole, 'Ngoya', was originally pejorative, though it is becoming increasingly accepted. 'Kibala' is the Umbundu name for the central dialect, Ipala. 'Bolo' is a peripheral dialect.
Varieties[]
The dialects of this language are Ipala, Hebó, Ucela, Mbwĩ, Bolo and Sende.
References[]
- ^ Bolo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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