Bolondo

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A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639-3
bzm
User Population

3,000 (1983 census).

Location

Sud-Ubangi province: Budjala territory on Saw river south of Budjala, Bamba village area.

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Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, C, Bangi-Ntomba (C.302)
Dialects

None known. Reportedly most similar to Tembo [tmv].

Language Use

Also use Lingala [lin], which is used widely in main market towns among ‘Water People’, but rarely in other villages where comprehension is lower. Also use Northern Ngbandi [ngb].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Bolondo
Writing

Latin script [Latn], in development.