Bodo language (Bantu)

Not to be confused with Boro language (India).

Bodo
Native to	Central African Republic
Native speakers	(15 cited 1996) [1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu (Zone D) Lebonya  ? Ngendan? Bodo
Language codes
ISO 639-3	boy
Glottolog	bodo1272
Guthrie code	D.308 [2]
ELP	Bodo

Bodo is a possibly extinct Bantu language of the Central African Republic. It may be part of a group of languages called "Lebonya".^{[ citation needed ]}

UNESCO lists Bodo as "severely endangered". ^[3] It reportedly has or had 15 speakers, ^{[1] [4]} who lived scattered throughout the country. ^[4]

References

1. Bodo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
2. Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
3. "Bodo (Central African Republic)". World Atlas of Languages . UNESCO. 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
4. Connell, Bruce (2007). "Chapter 8: Endangered Languages in Central Africa". In Brenzinger, Matthias (ed.). Language Diversity Endangered. De Gruyter Mouton. p. 175. doi:10.1515/9783110197129.163. ISBN   9783110170498 . Retrieved 19 February 2025.