Mbo

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A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639-3
zmw
Alternate Names
Imbo, Kimbo
User Population

11,000 (1994 SIL).

Location

Ituri province: Mambasa territory, Bombo collectivité; some in Nord-Kivu province.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, D, Bira-Nyali (D.334)
Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 87% with Ndaka, 78% with Budu, 77% with Vanuma, 76% with Nyali, 30% with Komo [kmw], 25% with Bhele [bhy], Kaeku [kkq], Bila [bip], and Bira [brf].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mbo
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Different from Mbo [mbo] of Cameroon. Traditional religion, Muslim.