Ntomba

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A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639-3
nto
Alternate Names
Lontomba, Luntumba, Ntomba-Bolia, Ntumba
Population

100,000 (1980 UBS).

Location

Bandundu Province, northeast of Lake Tumba.

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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.35)
Dialects

Imona, Mpongo, Nkole, Ntomba, Sakanyi, Saw, Soko. Similar to Ntomba [nto] and Bolia [bli] (Bokoki).

Language Development
Bible portions: 1916–1947.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Ntomba
Writing
Latin script.