Ntomba-Bolia language

Ntomba-Bolia language
Ntomba
Bolia
Spoken in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Region Lake Tumba, Lake Mai-Ndombe
Native speakers 100,000 Ntomba  (no date)
100,000 Lia (2000)
Language family
Niger–Congo
  • Atlantic–Congo
    • Benue–Congo
Language codes
ISO 639-3 either:
nto – Ntomba
bli – Bolia

Ntomba and Bolia are closely related Bantu languages of DR Congo, close enough to considered dialects of a single Ntomba-Bolia language.

The related Mongo language also has varieties called Ntomba or Ntumba.


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