Ngiri | |
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Native to | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Region | Ngiri River, Équateur Province |
Native speakers | 80,000 (2000–2002)[1] |
Dialects |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Variously:biz – Loi (Baloi)lie – Likila (Balobo)ndw – Ndobommz – Mabaale |
Glottolog | libi1251 Libinzicbalo1261 Loi-Likila |
C.31 [2] |
Ngiri is a Bantu language closely related to Lingala.
Maho (2009) lists C311 Mabaale (Mabale), C312 Ndoobo (Ndobo), C313 Litoka, C314 Balobo, and C315 Enga (Baenga-Bolombo) as distinct languages.[2]