Ngiri | |
Region: | Ngiri River, Équateur Province |
States: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Date: | 2000–2002 |
Ref: | e18 |
Familycolor: | Niger-Congo |
Fam2: | Atlantic–Congo |
Fam3: | Benue–Congo |
Fam4: | Bantoid |
Fam5: | Bantu (Zone C.10–30) |
Fam6: | Ngondi–Ngiri |
Dia1: | Loi/Likila |
Dia2: | Nunu (Kenunu, C.31c) |
Dia3: | Mabaale |
Dia4: | Ndoobo |
Dia5: | Litoka |
Dia6: | Balobo |
Dia7: | Enga |
Lc1: | biz |
Ld1: | Loi (Baloi) |
Lc2: | lie |
Ld2: | Likila (Balobo) |
Lc3: | ndw |
Ld3: | Ndobo |
Lc4: | mmz |
Ld4: | Mabaale |
Guthrie: | C.31 |
Glotto: | libi1251 |
Glottoname: | Libinzic |
Glotto2: | balo1261 |
Glottoname2: | Loi-Likila |
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.