Bolondo

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A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639-3
bzm
Population

3,000 (1983 census).

Location

Equateur Province, Sud Ubangi, Budjala territory on Saw river south of Budjala, Bamba village area.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, C, Bangi-Ntomba (C.40)
Dialects

Most similar to Tembo [tmv].

Language Use

Lingala [lin] used widely in main market towns among ‘Water People’, but rarely in other villages, where comprehension is lower. Many villagers also speak Ngbandi [ngb].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Bolondo
Writing
Latin script.