Bwa language

Not to be confused with Bwa languages or Kho-Bwa languages.

Bwa
Benge-Baati
Yewu
Native to	DR Congo
Ethnicity	Boa
Native speakers	(200,000 cited 1994) [1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu (Zone C.40) Boan Bomokandian Bati–Angba Bwa–Pagibete Bwa
Language codes
ISO 639-3	bww
Glottolog	bwaa1238
Guthrie code	C.43–44 [2]

Bwa (Boa, Boua, Bua, Kibua, Kibwa, Libua, Libwali) is a Bantu language spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Dialects are

• Leboa-Le (Bwa proper)
• Yewu
• Kiba
• Benge (Libenge)
• Bati (Baati)
• Boganga (Boyanga)
• Ligbe

Pagibete is close, and might be considered another dialect.

References

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