Lia-Ntomba language

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Ntomba
Bolia, Lia
Native to Democratic Republic of the Congo
Region Lake Tumba, Lake Mai-Ndombe
Native speakers
unknown (100,000 Ntomba cited 1980)[1]
100,000 Lia (2000)
Language codes
ISO 639-3 Either:
nto – Ntomba
bli – Bolia
Glottolog boli1263[2]
C.35[3]

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.

The related Mongo language also has varieties called Ntomba or Ntumba.

References

  1. Ntomba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
    Bolia at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
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  3. Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online