Bwa language
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| Bwa | |
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| Benge-Baati | |
| Yewu | |
| Native to | DR Congo |
| Ethnicity | Boa |
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Native speakers
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unknown (200,000 cited 1994)[1] |
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Niger–Congo
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bww |
| Glottolog | bwaa1238[2] |
C.43–44[3] |
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Bwa (Boa, Boua, Bua, Kibua, Kibwa, Libua, Libwali) is a Bantu language spoken in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Dialects are
- Leboa-Le (Bwa proper)
- Yewu
- Kiba
- Benge (Libenge)
- Bati (Baati)
- Boganga (Boyanga)
- Ligbe
Pagibete is close, and might be considered another dialect.
References
- ↑ Bwa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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