Bongili

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A language of Congo

ISO 639-3
bui
Alternate Names
Bokiba, Bongiri, Bonguili, Bungili, Bungiri
User Population

11,600 (2018).

Location

Cuvette and Likouala departments; Sangha department: Sangha river area, southeast of Ouesso, to Pikounda area; Liouesso district.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, C, Ngondi (C.15)
Language Use

Also use Lingala [lin] (Leitch 2005).

Language Development

NT: 1947.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Bongili
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Different from Bukongo [bkj] of Central African Republic.