Holu language

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Holu
Kiholo
Native to Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo
Native speakers
32,000 (ca. 2000) [1]
(including Hungu?)
Dialects
  • Holu
  • Yeci
  • Samba
  • Hungu
Language codes
ISO 639-3 Variously:
hol   Holu, Yeci
smx   Samba
hng   Hungu
Glottolog holu1245  Holu
samb1309  Samba
hung1280  Hungu-Pombo
L.12 (H.33) [2]

Holo is a Bantu language of Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Yeci, Samba or Hungu may be separate languages. [2]

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References

  1. Holu, Yeci at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
    Samba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
    Hungu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. 1 2 Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online