Ngombe language
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| Ngombe | |
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| Lingombe | |
| Native to | DR Congo |
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Native speakers
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unknown (150,000 cited 1971)[1] |
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| ISO 639-3 | ngc |
| Glottolog | ngom1268[2] |
C.41[3] |
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Ngombe, or Lingombe, is a Bantu language spoken by about 150,000 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In general, native speakers live on either side of the Congo river, and its many tributaries; more specifically, Équateur Province, Mongala District and in areas neighboring it (Sud Ubangi and Équateur districts). Ngombe is written in Latin script.[4]
Ngombe includes several dialects in addition to Ngombe proper (Ŋgɔmbɛ). These are Wiindza-Baali, Doko (Dɔkɔ), and Binja (also rendered Binza, Libindja, or Libinja). The latter is not the same as the Binja/Binza language. Binja dialect is primarily spoken in Orientale Province and Aketi Territory, and shares about three-quarters of its linguistic characteristics with standard Ngombe.[4] Maho (2009) lists Doko as a distinct language in a separate group.
References
- ↑ Ngombe at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
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- ↑ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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