Lia-Ntomba language
Bantu language spoken in DR Congo
(Redirected from Bolia language)
Ntomba and Lia (Bolia) are closely related Bantu languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, close enough to be considered dialects of a single Lia-Ntomba language.
| Ntomba | |
|---|---|
| Bolia, Lia | |
| Native to | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Region | Lake Tumba, Lake Mai-Ndombe |
Native speakers | (100,000 Ntomba cited 1980)[1] 100,000 Lia (2000) |
Niger–Congo?
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:nto – Ntombabli – Bolia |
| Glottolog | boli1263 |
C.35[2] | |
The related Mongo language also has varieties called Ntomba or Ntumba.
References
- ^ Ntomba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Bolia at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) - ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online