Bolia

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A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639-3
bli
Alternate Names
Bokoki, Bulia
User Population

100,000 (2000).

Location

Equateur province: southeast of Lake Tumba; Mai-Ndombe province: north of Lake Mai-Ndombe.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, C, Bangi-Ntomba (C.35)
Dialects

Reportedly similar to, or possibly a dialect of, Ntomba [nto].

Language Use

Also use Lingala [lin] (Meeuwis 1998).

Language Development

Grammar. Bible portions: 1936.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Bolia
Writing

Latin script [Latn].