Kombe language

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Kombe
Ngumbi
Native to Equatorial Guinea
Ethnicity Kombe people
Native speakers
9,200 (2011) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 nui
Glottolog ngum1255
A.33b [2]

The Kombe language, or Ngumbi, is a Coastal Bantu language spoken by the Kombe people of Equatorial Guinea, one of the Ndowe peoples of the coast. It is mutually intelligible with Yasa.

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References

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