Kele language (Gabon)
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Bantu language spoken in Gabon
See also: Kele language (disambiguation)
Kélé | |
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Dikele | |
Native to | Gabon, a few in Congo |
Ethnicity | Kele people |
Native speakers | 14,000 (2000–2007)[1] |
Language family | Niger–Congo?
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either:keb – West Kele, Bubinra – Ngom |
Guthrie code | B.22 [2] |
Kele is a Bantu language of Gabon. Dialects of the Kele language are scattered throughout Gabon.
- West Kele (Kili) is spoken by the Kele people, scattered in Middle Ogooué Province, Mimongo area.[3]
- Ngom (Angom, Ungomo) is used with only minor differences by the Kola/Koya Pygmies. It is spoken on both sides of the border with the Republic of the Congo.
- Bubi (not the same as the Bubi language)
- Tombidi
- Mwesa
References[]
- ^ West Kele, Bubi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Ngom at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) - ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- ^ "Kélé A language of Gabon". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
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