Lumbu language

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Lumbu
Ilumbu
Native to Gabon, Republic of the Congo
Ethnicity Balumbu, Babongo Pygmies
Native speakers
23,000 (2000) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 lup
Glottolog lumb1249
B.44 [2]

Lumbu is a Bantu language spoken in Gabon and the Republic of the Congo.

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References

  1. Lumbu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online