Dibole language
Bantu language spoken in Congo Republic
Not to be confused with Bole language (Chadic).
Bole | |
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Dibole | |
Native to | Republic of Congo |
Ethnicity | Babole |
Native speakers | 4,000, incl. 800 monolinguals (2004)[1] |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | bvx |
Glottolog | dibo1245 |
C101 [2] | |
ELP | Dibole |
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
- ^ Bole at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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Note: The Guthrie classification is geographic and its groupings do not imply a relationship between the languages within them. |