Ntomba | |
Also Known As: | Bolia, Lia |
Region: | Lake Tumba, Lake Mai-Ndombe |
States: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Speakers: | 100,000 Ntomba |
Date: | 1980 |
Speakers2: | 100,000 Lia (2000) |
Ref: | e18 |
Familycolor: | Niger-Congo |
Fam2: | Atlantic–Congo |
Fam3: | Benue–Congo |
Fam4: | Bantoid |
Fam5: | Bantu (Zone C) |
Fam6: | Bangi–Ntomba (C.30) |
Fam7: | Mongo |
Lc1: | nto |
Ld1: | Ntomba |
Lc2: | bli |
Ld2: | Bolia |
Glotto: | boli1263 |
Glottorefname: | Bolia–Ntomba |
Guthrie: | C.35 |
Ntomba and Lia (Bolia) are closely related Bantu languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, close enough to be considered dialects of a single Lia-Ntomba language.
The related Mongo language also has varieties called Ntomba or Ntumba.