Sere

A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Basili, Basiri, Chere, Serre, Shaire, Shere, Sheri, Sili, Siri

Population

2,500 in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Population total all countries: 2,528.

Location

Orientale Province, northeast of Ango, among the Zande [zne]. Also in Central African Republic.

Language Status

8b (Nearly extinct).

Classification

Dialects

Most similar to Ndogo [ndz] and Tagbu [tbm]. Slight dialect differences in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Central African Republic.

Language Resources

Writing

Unwritten.