Lia-Ntomba language
Ntomba and Lia (Bolia) are closely related Bantu languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, close enough to be considered dialects of a single Lia-Ntomba language.
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Bolia, Lia | |
Native to | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Region | Lake Tumba, Lake Mai-Ndombe |
Native speakers | (100,000 Ntomba cited 1980)[1] 100,000 Lia (2000) |
Niger–Congo
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either:nto – Ntombabli – Bolia |
Glottolog | boli1263 |
C.35 [2] |
The related Mongo language also has varieties called Ntomba or Ntumba.
References
- Ntomba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Bolia at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) - Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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