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Sere

A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639-3swf

Population  2,500 in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Population total all countries: 2,528.
Region  Orientale Province, northeast of Ango, among the Zande [zne]. Also in Central African Republic.
Language map  Northern Democratic Republic of Congo
Alternate names   Basili, Basiri, Chere, Serre, Shaire, Shere, Sheri, Sili, Siri
Dialects  Most similar to Ndogo [ndz], Tagbu [tbm]. Slight dialect differences in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Central African Republic.
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Ubangi, Sere-Ngbaka-Mba, Sere, Sere-Bviri, Ndogo-Sere

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BILAL, Clement Murba Wau, author. 2004. "The Adamawa - Ubangi languages in Sudan."