Ngelima
A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo
| Population | 13,600 (2000). |
| Region | Orientale Province, Banalia and Basoko territories. |
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Northern Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Alternate names | Angba, Bangalema, Bangelima, Leangba |
| Dialects | Beo, Buru (Boro, Leboro), Tungu, Hanga. May be more than one language. Similar to Bwa [bww]. Lexical similarity: 60%–65% with Bwa, Kango [kty], and Pagibete [pae], 50% with Lika [lik] and Komo [kmw], 40% with Ngombe [ngc], the Benza dialect of Ligenza [lgz], and Budza [bja]. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, C, Ngombe (C.50) |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
BOONE, Douglas W.; OLSON, Kenneth S., authors. 1995. "Bua bloc survey report."
WIT, Gert de, editor. 1995. Compendium of survey reports volume 3: other Bantu languages.
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