Kele-Foma language

Bantu language of DR Congo
Kele
Lokele
Native toDemocratic Republic of the Congo
RegionKisangani
EthnicityKele people
Native speakers
(160,000 cited 1980)[1]
Language family
Niger–Congo?
Dialects
  • Foma
Language codes
ISO 639-3khy – inclusive code
Individual code:
fom – Foma
Glottologkele1255
C.55, 56[2]

The Kele language, or Lokele, is a Bantu language spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by the Kele people.

Foma (Lifoma) is a dialect.[3]

References

  1. ^ Kele at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Foma at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
  3. ^ Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices

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