Boma language
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Bantu language of the western DR Congo
Not to be confused with Boma dialect or Nunu dialect.
Boma | |
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Kiboma | |
Native to | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Native speakers | 21,000 (2000)[1] |
Language family | Niger–Congo?
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | boh |
Glottolog | boma1246 Bomakemp1234 Kempee |
Guthrie code | B.82 [2] |
Boma is a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Maho (2009) considers Boma, B.821 Mpe (Kempee), and B.822 Nunu to be closely related languages. Mpe and Nunu do not have ISO codes. (Distinguish the Nunu dialect of Ngiri.)
References[]
- ^ Boma at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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See also[]
- Eborna language
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