Holu language

"Samba language" redirects here. For the language of Nigeria and Cameroon, see Chamba Leko.

This article is about the Holo language of Angola and Congo-Kinshasa. For the Holo language of Taiwan, see Min Nan language.

Holo is a Bantu language of Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Yeci, Samba or Hungu may be separate languages.^[2]

Holu
Kiholo
Native to	Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo
Native speakers	(32,000 cited ca. 2000)[1] (including Hungu?)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu (Zone L) Holu–Pende (L.10) Holu
Dialects	Holu Yeci Samba Hungu
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Variously: hol – Holu, Yeci smx – Samba hng – Hungu
Glottolog	holu1245  Holu samb1309  Samba hung1280  Hungu-Pombo
Guthrie code	L.12 (H.33)[2]