Holu language

Bantu language spoken in Angola and DRC
Holu
Kiholo
Native toAngola, Democratic Republic of Congo
Native speakers
32,000 (ca. 2000)[1]
(including Hungu?)
Language family
Niger–Congo?
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]

References

  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
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