Holoholo language explained

Holoholo
Nativename:Hɔlɔhɔlɔ
Also Known As:Kalanga
States:DR Congo
Date:2002
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Niger-Congo
Fam2:Atlantic–Congo
Fam3:Benue–Congo
Fam4:Bantoid
Fam5:Bantu
Fam6:Northeast Bantu?
Fam7:Takama?
Iso3:hoo
Glotto:holo1240
Glottorefname:Holoholo
Guthrie:D.28

Holoholo is a Bantu language of DR Congo and formerly in Tanzania spoken by the Holoholo people on either side of Lake Tanganyika. Classification is uncertain, but it may belong with the Takama group (Nurse 2003:169).

Maho (2009) classifies D281 Tumbwe (Etumbwe) and D282 Lumbwe as closest to Holoholo. Neither has an ISO code.

The aitches in the name are silent, and used to separate vowels: pronounced as /[ɔlɔ.ɔlɔ]/.

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