POTO DIALECT

Losengo
Losengo
Native to	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Native speakers	(67,000 cited 1983–2002)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu ( Zone C) Bangi–Ntomba (C.30) Zamba–Binza Losengo languages Losengo; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	lse – inclusive code; Individual codes:; bkt – Boloki; ndl – Ndolo
Glottolog	luse1252 Lusengo; ndol1238 Ndolo; bolo1262 Boloki
Guthrie code	C.36

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:^[2]

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) (subscription required)
Boloki at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Ndolo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ ^a ^b Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

[e18-1] Losengo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Boloki at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Ndolo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[Guthrie-2] Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

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