Teke-Wuumu

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A language of Congo

ISO 639-3
ifm
Alternate Names
Fumu, Fuumu, Kiteke, South Central Teke, Teke du Pool, Teke-Fuumu
Autonym
Ifumu
User Population

14,000 (2021 Joshua Project). 900,000 all Teke languages in Congo (2019 World Factbook).

Location

Plateaux department: south and west of Lefini river (Wuumu dialect); Pool department: north of Brazzaville (Fuumu dialect).

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Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, B, Teke (B.77)
Dialects

Fuumu (Fumu, Ifuumu, Mfumu), Wuumu (Iwuumu, Wumbu, Wuumu-Mpuono). Speakers of Fuumu dialect shifting to Laari [ldi]. Teke-Eboo [ebo], Teke-Nzikou [nzu], and Teke-Wuumu [ifm] are reportedly similar enough to easily share the same literature.

Language Use

Also use Laari [ldi]. Also use Lingala [lin].

Language Development

Dictionary. Grammar.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Teke-Wuumu
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian.