Teke, Ibali

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A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639-3
tek
Alternate Names
Bali, Eastern Teke, Ibali, Kiteke, Teke-Ibali
User Population

167,000 in Democratic Republic of the Congo (2000). Total users in all countries: 203,200.

Location

Kinshasa and Mai-Ndombe provinces.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, B, Teke (B.75)
Dialects

Mosieno, Ngee (Esingee), Bali (Ambali, Teo, Tio, Tyo). Ngee dialect may be a distinct language. Lexical similarity: 62% with Boma [boh], 46% with Samba [smx], 43% with Ngongo [noq], 42% with Songo [soo], 40% with Iyansi [yns].

Language Use

Also use Kituba [ktu]. Also use Lingala [lin].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 65%–85%. Bible portions: 1889–1905.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Teke, Ibali
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

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