Ngiri language
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| Ngiri | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Region | Ngiri River, Équateur Province |
Native speakers | 80,000 (2000–2002)[1] |
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Niger–Congo
| |
| Dialects |
Loi/Likila
Nunu (Kenunu, C.31c)
Mabaale
Ndoobo
Litoka
Balobo
Enga
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
Variously: biz – Loi (Baloi) lie – Likila (Balobo) ndw – Ndobo mmz – Mabaale |
| C.31[2] | |
Ngiri is a Bantu language closely related to Lingala.
Maho (2009) lists C311 Mabaale (Mabale), C312 Ndoobo (Ndobo), C313 Litoka, C314 Balobo, and C315 Enga (Baenga-Bolombo) as distinct languages.[2]
References
- ↑ Loi (Baloi) reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
Likila (Balobo) reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
Ndobo reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
Mabaale reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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