Laari

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A language of Congo

ISO 639-3
ldi
Alternate Names
Kilari, Laadi, Ladi, Lali, Lari
User Population

159,000 in Congo (2018).

Location

Bouenza department: Mouyondzi district; Pool department: west and northwest of Brazzaville.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, H, Kikongo (H.16)
Dialects

Ghaangala (Hangala, Kighaangala), Laari de Biiza, Laari de Kinkala. A member of macrolanguage Kongo [kon].

Language Use

Laari has become an informal trade language among youth in Brazzaville, spoken by many non-ethnic Laari in the city (2014 SIL). Used by all. Also use Kituba [mkw]. Used as L2 by Teke-Wuumu [ifm].

Language Development

Dictionary. Texts. NT: 2009.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Laari
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Christian, Muslim.

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