Losengo language
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| Losengo | |
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| Native to | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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Native speakers
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unknown (67,000 cited 1983–2002)[1] |
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Niger–Congo
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| ISO 639-3 | lse – inclusive codeIndividual codes: bkt – Boloki ndl – Ndolo ymg – Yamongeri |
| Glottolog | luse1252 (Lusengo)[2]ndol1238 (Ndolo)[3]bolo1262 (Boloki)[4] |
C.36[5] |
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Losengo (Lusengo) is a Bantu language spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It has had a significant effect on Lingala, the most important Bantu language in the two Congos.
Maho (2009) lists the following dialects:[5]
- Poto (Pfoto), including Yakata
- Mpesa (Limpesa)
- Mbudza (cf. the related Budza language)
- Mangala (Ngala) [the name of the Bangi lingua franca that became Lingala]
- Loki (Boloki)
- Kangana
- Ndolo
(Yamongeri, however, is a variety of Mongo.)
References
- ↑ Losengo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Boloki at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Ndolo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Yamongeri at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) - ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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