Ngiri language

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Ngiri
Native to Democratic Republic of the Congo
Region Ngiri River, Équateur Province
Native speakers
80,000 (2000–2002) [1]
Dialects
  • Loi/Likila
  • Nunu (Kenunu, C.31c)
  • Mabaale
  • Ndoobo
  • Litoka
  • Balobo
  • Enga
Language codes
ISO 639-3 Variously:
biz   Loi (Baloi)
lie   Likila (Balobo)
ndw   Ndobo
mmz   Mabaale
Glottolog libi1251  Libinzic
balo1261  Loi-Likila
C.31 [2]

Ngiri is a Bantu language closely related to Lingala.

Maho (2009) lists C311 Mabaale (Mabale), C312 Ndoobo (Ndobo), C313 Litoka, C314 Balobo, and C315 Enga (Baenga-Bolombo) as distinct languages. [2]

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References

  1. Loi (Baloi) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
    Likila (Balobo) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
    Ndobo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
    Mabaale at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. 1 2 Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online