Bwisi language

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Bwisi
Native to Congo, Gabon
Native speakers
(4,300 cited 2000) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 bwz
Glottolog bwis1242
B.401 [2]
ELP Bwisi

Bwisi (also known as Ibwisi, Mbwisi) is a language spoken mainly in the Kibangou District (Niari Region) of the Republic of Congo, next to the Gabon border, where it is also spoken by a minority. According to the Ethnologue, approximately 4,250 people speak the language today worldwide.

References

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