Mbole

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A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639-3
mdq
Alternate Names
Lombole
User Population

100,000 (Welmers 1971a).

Location

Tshopo province: southwest of Kisangani; Tshuapa province: east.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, D, Mbole-Enya (D.11)
Dialects

Keembo, Nkimbe (Nkembe), Yangonda, Yaisu, Inja, Botunga, Yaamba, Yaikole. Reportedly similar to Mituku [zmq].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mbole
Other Comments

Apparently different from the Mbole dialect of Ombo [oml].