Likwala

Print

Primary tabs

A language of Congo

ISO 639-3
kwc
Alternate Names
Ekwala, Kwala, Likouala
User Population

79,000 (2018).

Location

Cuvette department: lower reaches of Likouala-aux-Herbes, Likouala-Mossaka, and Sangha rivers.

Language Maps
Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, C, Mboshi (C.26)
Dialects

None known. Mutually intelligible with Likuba [kxx].

Language Use

Also use Lingala [lin].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Likwala
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].