Bwela language

Bwela
Native to Democratic Republic of Congo
Native speakers
8,400 (2002)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 bwl
Glottolog bwel1238[2]
C.42[3]

Bwela, or Lingi, is a poorly known Congolese Bantu language of uncertain affiliation (though listed as Zone C.40 by Guthrie). It may be close to Tembo.[2]

References

  1. Bwela at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. 1 2 Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Bwela". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
  3. Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online


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