Boko (Bantu language)
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Democratic Republic of Congo | |
speaker | 21,000 | |
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Boko (also Iboko) is a Bantu language that is spoken by around 21,000 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo .
It is common in the former province of Equateur upstream of the Congo River from the city of Mbandaka .
classification
Boko forms the Bangi-Ntomba group with the languages Bamwe , Bangi , Bolia , Bolondo , Bomboli , Bomboma , Bozaba , Dzando , Lobala , Mabaale , Moi , Ntomba , Sakata , Sengele and Yamongeri and belongs to Guthrie zone C40.