 Chiefs of the Topoke villages (early 20th century) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Tshopo Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo | 128,613 |
| Languages | |
| Poke language, Kiswahili, Lingala | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Mongo, Anamongo | |
The Topoke people (sometimes incorrectly called Eso people) are an ethnic group that live in the Isangi Territory south of the Congo River, downstream from Kisangani in the Tshopo Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. They speak the Poke language (also called Puki, Tofoke, Topoke or Tovoke), in the Soko–Kele languages group of Bantu languages.[1]