Bomitaba language
| Bomitaba | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Republic of Congo, Central African Republic |
Native speakers | (9,800 cited 2000)[1] |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | zmx |
| Glottolog | bomi1238 |
C14[2] | |
Bomitaba (Mbomitaba) is a Bantu language of the Republic of Congo, with a couple hundred speakers in the Central African Republic.
Maho (2009) lists the C141 Enyele (Inyele), C142 Bondongo languages, which do not have ISO codes, as being closest to Bomitaba,[2] as well as C143 Mbonzo (also known as Bonjo or Impfondo), which does have an ISO code.[3]
Bomitaba is spoken in the northern part of the Congo, particularly on the banks of the Likouala-aux-Herbes river north of Epena. South of Epena the people identify as ethnically Bomitaba but speak the Dibole language, as the term 'Bomitaba' likely arose only during the colonial period.[4]
References
- ^ Bomitaba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ a b Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- ^ Eberhard, David M., Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.). 2023. Ethnologue: Languages of the World. Twenty-sixth edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International. https://www.ethnologue.com/language/bok/
- ^ LEITCH, Myles, and Myles Leich. “LANGUAGE AND DIALECT IN EPENA DISTRICT SOUTH.” Annales Aequatoria, vol. 30, 2009, pp. 808-9. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/25836953. Accessed 27 May 2023.