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.
Holu
Kiholo
Native toAngola, Democratic Republic of Congo
Native speakers
32,000 (ca. 2000)[1]
(including Hungu?)
Dialects
  • Holu
  • Yeci
  • Samba
  • Hungu
Language codes
ISO 639-3Variously:
hol – Holu, Yeci
smx – Samba
hng – Hungu
Glottologholu1245  Holu
samb1309  Samba
hung1280  Hungu-Pombo
L.12 (H.33)[2]

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

  1. ^ Holu, Yeci at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Samba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Hungu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online