Bolo language

Bolo
Ngoya
Kibala
Native toAngola
Native speakers
2,600 (2000)[1]
Dialects
  • Ipala (Kibala)
  • Hebó
  • Ucela
  • Mbwĩ
  • Bolo
  • Sende
Language codes
ISO 639-3blv
Glottologbolo1261
H.23[2]
ELPBolo

Bolo, also known as Ngoya and Kibala, is a Bantu language of Angola that is closely related to Kimbundu.

Name

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The only name for the language as a whole, 'Ngoya', was originally pejorative, though it is becoming increasingly accepted. 'Kibala' is the Umbundu name for the central dialect, Ipala. 'Bolo' is a peripheral dialect.

Varieties

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The dialects of this language are Ipala, Hebó, Ucela, Mbwĩ, Bolo and Sende.

References

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  1. ^ Bolo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online