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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Africa > Democratic Republic of the Congo > Ntomba

Ntomba

A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639-3nto

Population  100,000 (1980 UBS).
Region  Bandundu Province, northeast of Lake Tumba.
Language map  Northern Democratic Republic of Congo
Alternate names   Lontomba, Luntumba, Ntomba-Bolia, Ntumba
Dialects  Imona, Mpongo, Nkole, Ntomba, Sakanyi, Soko, Saw. Similar to Ntomba [nto], Bolia [bli] (Bokoki).
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, C, Bangi-Ntomba (C.40)
Language development  Bible portions: 1916–1947.
Writing system  Latin script.