Bomitaba | |
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Native to | Republic of Congo, Central African Republic |
Native speakers | 9,800 (2000) [1] |
Niger–Congo?
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ISO 639-3 |
zmx |
Glottolog |
bomi1238 |
C14
[2] |
Bomitaba (Mbomitaba) is a Bantu language of the Republic of Congo, with a couple hundred speakers in the Central African Republic.
Maho (2009) lists the C141 Enyele (Inyele), C142 Bondongo languages, which do not have ISO codes, as being closest to Bomitaba, [2] as well as C143 Mbonzo (also known as Bonjo or Impfondo), which does have an ISO code. [3]
Bomitaba is spoken in the northern part of the Congo, particularly on the banks of the Likouala-aux-Herbes river north of Epena. South of Epena the people identify as ethnically Bomitaba but speak the Dibole language, as the term 'Bomitaba' likely arose only during the colonial period. [4]
Bomitaba | |
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Native to | Republic of Congo, Central African Republic |
Native speakers | 9,800 (2000) [1] |
Niger–Congo?
| |
Dialects |
|
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
zmx |
Glottolog |
bomi1238 |
C14
[2] |
Bomitaba (Mbomitaba) is a Bantu language of the Republic of Congo, with a couple hundred speakers in the Central African Republic.
Maho (2009) lists the C141 Enyele (Inyele), C142 Bondongo languages, which do not have ISO codes, as being closest to Bomitaba, [2] as well as C143 Mbonzo (also known as Bonjo or Impfondo), which does have an ISO code. [3]
Bomitaba is spoken in the northern part of the Congo, particularly on the banks of the Likouala-aux-Herbes river north of Epena. South of Epena the people identify as ethnically Bomitaba but speak the Dibole language, as the term 'Bomitaba' likely arose only during the colonial period. [4]