Efe

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A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639-3
efe
User Population

20,000 (1991 SIL).

Location

Haut-Uele province: Watsa territory; Ituri province: Djugu, Irumu, and Mambasa territories; Nord-Kivu province: enclave north of Beni.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Nilo-Saharan, Satellite-Core, Satellites, Central Sudanic, East, Mangbutu-Efe
Language Use

Also use Lingala [lin].

Language Development

Texts.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Efe
Other Comments

Live among the Balese and trade with them. Pygmies. Traditional religion.