Ngelima language

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Ngelima
Angba
Native to	DR Congo
Native speakers	14,000 (2000)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu (Zone C.40) Boan Bomokandian Bwa Ngelima
Dialects	Beo Buru (Boro) Tungu Hanga
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`agh`
Guthrie code	`C.45`^[2]

Ngelima, or Angba (Leangba), is a Bantu language spoken in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The four dialects (Beo, Buru (Boro), Tungu, Hanga) are quite distinct, and may be separate languages.

References

↑ Ngelima reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
↑ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

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