Central Teke language

Central Teke language
Central Teke
Eboo
Spoken in Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Native speakers (unknown)
– 45,000 Ngungwel (1988)
– 20,400 Boo in Congo (2000)
– Nzikou unknown
Language family
Niger–Congo
  • Atlantic–Congo
    • Benue–Congo
      • Bantoid
        • Bantu (Zone B)
          • Teke (B.70)
            • Central Teke
Dialects
Ngungwel
Mpu (Mpumpu)
Boo (Eboo)
Ndzindziu
Language codes
ISO 639-3 variously:
ngz – Ngungwel
ebo – Boo
nzu – Nzikou

Central Teke is a member of the Teke languages dialect continuum of the Congolese plateau. Central Teke dialects are Ngungwel and Mpu (Mpumpum), Boo (Boma, Eboo), and Nzikou (Njyunjyu/Ndzindziu). The are spoken in the Malebo Pool region of the Republic of Congo, with an unknown number of Boo speakers in DRC.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Teke — can refer to several things: *Teke, a peak in Hungary.*Telekinesis as in George R.R. Martin s Nightflyers. *The Teke (Tekke) are a tribe of southern Turkmenistan most famous for their horses, the Akhal Teke desert horse.*Teke (see Beylik of Teke) …   Wikipedia

  • Central Africa — Introduction       region of Africa that straddles the Equator and is drained largely by the Congo River system. It comprises, according to common definitions, the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville), the Central African Republic, and the… …   Universalium

  • Akhal-Teke — Infobox Horse name= Akhal Teke image caption=Akhal Teke features=Riding horse bred for endurance; noted for metallic coat of some individuals altname= nickname= country= Turkmenistan group1=Akhal Teke Association of America std1=http://akhal teke …   Wikipedia

  • Baka language — Not to be confused with Baka language (South Sudan). Baka Spoken in Cameroon …   Wikipedia

  • Lingala language — This article is about the Lingala language. For Lingala Music, see Soukous. For other uses, see Lingala (disambiguation). Ngala language redirects here. For Ba Ngala, see Bangala language. Lingala Lingála Spoken in …   Wikipedia

  • Classification of Pygmy languages — Distribution of Pygmies according to Cavalli Sforza. Many of the southern Twa are missing. The Pygmies of Equatorial Africa are those forest people who have, or recently had, a deep forest hunter gather economy and a simple, non hierarchical… …   Wikipedia

  • congo — /kong goh/, n. congou. * * * Congo Congo:Geography Location: Western Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and Gabon Map references: Africa Area: total area: 342,000 sq km land area: 341,500 sq km comparative area: slightly… …   Universalium

  • Congo — /kong goh/, n. 1. People s Republic of the, a republic in central Africa, W of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: formerly an overseas territory in French Equatorial Africa; now an independent member of the French Community. 2,583,198; 132,046 …   Universalium

  • Zhou Enlai — This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhou. Zhou Enlai 周恩来 1st Premier of the People s Republic of China In offic …   Wikipedia

  • Anatolian beyliks — Anatolian Turkish Beyliks map. Anatolian beyliks, Turkish beyliks or Turkmen beyliks (Turkish: Anadolu Beylikleri, Ottoman Turkish: Tevâif i mülûk, Beylik Turkish pronunciation: [bejlic]) were small Turkish Muslim …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”