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Revision as of 08:02, 15 December 2014
| Losengo | |
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| Native to | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Native speakers | (70,000 cited 1983–2002)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
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| ISO 639-3 | lse – inclusive codeIndividual codes: bkt – Bolokindl – Ndolo dialectNdoloymg – Yamongeri |
C.36[2] | |
Losengo (Lusengo) is a Bantu language spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It has had a significant effect on Lingala, the most important Bantu language in the two Congos.
Maho (2009) lists the following dialects:[2]
- Poto (Pfoto), including Yakata
- Mpesa (Limpesa)
- Mbudza (cf. the related Budza language)
- Mangala (Ngala) [the name of the Bangi lingua franca that became Lingala]
- Loki (Boloki)
- Kangana
- Ndolo
- Yamongeri
References
- ^ Losengo at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
Boloki at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
Ndolo dialectNdolo at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
Yamongeri at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
- ^ a b Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
