Central Teke language
Central Teke is a member of the Teke languages dialect continuum of the Congolese plateau. Central Teke dialects are Ngungwel and Mpu (Mpumpum), Boo (Boma, Eboo – cf. Boma language), and Nzikou (Njyunjyu/Ndzindziu). They are spoken in the Malebo Pool region of the Republic of Congo, with an unknown number of Boo speakers in DRC.
| Central Teke | |
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| Eboo | |
| Native to | Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Native speakers | – 45,000 Ngungwel (1988)[1] – 20,000 Boo in Congo (2000)[2] |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:ngz – Ngungwelebo – Boonzu – Nzikou[3] |
| Glottolog | teke1278 Teke-Eboo-Nzikoungun1272 Ngungwel |
B.72,74[4] | |
References
- Ngungwel at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Teke-Eboo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices
- Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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