Bole language (Bantu)

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Bole
Dibole
Native to Republic of Congo
EthnicityBabole
Native speakers
4,000, incl. 800 monolinguals (2004) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 bvx
Glottolog dibo1245
C101 [2]
ELP Dibole

Bole, also known as Dibole or Babole, is a Bantu language spoken in the Likouala Department in the Republic of Congo. Speakers are clustered in villages on the Likouala-aux-Herbes river, south of Epena.

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References

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