Central Teke language
Teke language of Congo / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 – cf. Boma language), and Nzikou (Njyunjyu/Ndzindziu).[3] They are spoken in the Malebo Pool region of the Republic of Congo, with an unknown number of Boo speakers in DRC.
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Central Teke | |
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Native to | Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Native speakers | (45,000 Ngungwel cited 1988)[1] 20,000 Boo (2000)[1] |
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ISO 639-3 | Variously:ngz – Ngungwelebo – Boonzu – Nzikou |
Glottolog | ngun1278 |
B.72,74 [2] |
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