Bwisi language
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Bantu language spoken in Congo Republic
Not to be confused with Talinga-Bwisi language.
Bwisi | |
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Native to | Congo, Gabon |
Native speakers | 4,300 (2000)[1] |
Language family | Niger–Congo?
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | bwz |
Glottolog | bwis1242 |
Guthrie code | B.401 [2] |
ELP | Bwisi |
Bwisi (also spelled Ibwisi, Mbwisi) is a language spoken mainly in the Kibangou District (Niari Region) of the Republic of Congo, next to the Gabon border, where it is also spoken by a minority. According to the Ethnologue, approximately 4,250 people speak the language today worldwide.
References[]
- ^ Bwisi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
External links[]
- Bwisi[permanent dead link] at WolframAlpha
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