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Bole language (Bantu)

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Bantu language spoken in Congo Republic Not to be confused with Bole language (Chadic).
Bole
Dibole
Native toRepublic of Congo
EthnicityBabole
Native speakers4,000, incl. 800 monolinguals (2004)
Language familyNiger–Congo?
Dialects
  • Dzeke
  • Kinami
  • Bouanila
Writing systemLatin
Language codes
ISO 639-3bvx
Glottologdibo1245
Guthrie codeC101
ELPDibole

Bole, also known as Dibole or Babole, is a Bantu language spoken in the Likouala Department in the Republic of Congo. Speakers are clustered in villages on the Likouala-aux-Herbes river, south of Epena.

References

  1. Bole at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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