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Ngelima language

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Ngelima
Angba
Native toDR Congo
Native speakers
14,000 (2000)[1]
Dialects
  • Beo
  • Buru (Boro)
  • Tungu
  • Hanga
Language codes
ISO 639-3agh
Glottologngel1238
C.45[2]

Ngelima, or Angba (Leangba), is a Bantu language spoken in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The four dialects (Beo, Buru (Boro), Tungu, Hanga) are quite distinct, and may be separate languages.

References

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  1. ^ Ngelima at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online