Rimba language
Not to be confused with Kubu language.
| Rimba | |
|---|---|
| Irimba | |
| Native to | Gabon |
| Ethnicity | Barimba Pygmies |
Native speakers | (no estimate available) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
None (mis) |
| Glottolog | None |
Rimba (Irimba) is the speech variety of the Babongo-Rimba pygmies of Gabon. Generally considered a dialect of Punu, it may preserve a core of non-Bantu vocabulary, and so to be conservative should be considered unclassified.
References
- "Towards a new classification of African languages", Linguistic Contribution to the History of Sub-Saharan Africa, University of Lyons