Bhele
A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo
| Population | 15,000 (1989). |
| Region | Nord-Kivu Province, Lubero Territory, west of Butembo. Southern Bhele is in Munjoa. |
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Northern Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Alternate names | Bili, Ebhele, Ipere, Kipere, Kipili, Pere, Peri, Pili, Piri |
| Dialects | Bugombe (Ebugombe). Lexical similarity: 80% with Kaiku [kkq] and Komo [kmw], 70% with Bila [bip], less than 60% with Bera [brf] and Amba [rwm], 40% with Bali [bcp] and Lika [lik]. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, D, Bira-Huku (D.30) |
| Language use | Also use Congo Swahili [swc] or Nande [nnb]. |
| Language development | Bible portions: 1939–1986. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Different from Peri, a dialect of Kalanga [kck] of Zimbabwe. Names of ethnic groups: Babeka, Baleje, Batike, Babhogombe (Bapakombe, Bugombe, Ebugombe), Babhaidhomba, Babhogala (Bapokara). |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
WIT-HASSELAAR, Alie de, author. 1995. "Bira - Huku wordlists."
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