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]/.