Central Teke language
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| Central Teke | |
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| Eboo | |
| Native to | Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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Native speakers
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– 45,000 Ngungwel (1988)[1] – 20,000 Boo in Congo (2000)[2] |
| Dialects |
Ngungwel
Mpu (Mpumpu)
Boo (Eboo)
Ndzindziu
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously: ngz – Ngungwel ebo – Boo nzu – Nzikou[3] |
| Glottolog | cent2278 (Central Teke)[4]ngun1272 (Ngungwel)[5] |
B.72,74[6] |
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Central Teke is a member of the Teke languages dialect continuum of the Congolese plateau. Central Teke dialects are Ngungwel and Mpu (Mpumpum), Boo (Boma, Eboo – cf. Boma language), and Nzikou (Njyunjyu/Ndzindziu). They are spoken in the Malebo Pool region of the Republic of Congo, with an unknown number of Boo speakers in DRC.
References
- ↑ Ngungwel at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Teke-Eboo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices
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- ↑ 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.
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