Mboko language

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Mboko
Native to Republic of the Congo
Native speakers
27,000 (2000) [1]
Dialects
  • Ngare
Language codes
ISO 639-3 mdu
Glottolog mbok1243
C.21 (C.23) [2]

Mboko (Mboxo) is a Bantu language of the Republic of the Congo.

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References

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