Kele-Foma language explained

See also: Kele language (disambiguation).

Kele
Nativename:Lokele
States:Democratic Republic of the Congo
Region:Kisangani
Ethnicity:Kele people
Speakers:160,000
Date:1980
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Niger-Congo
Fam2:Atlantic–Congo
Fam3:Benue–Congo
Fam4:Southern Bantoid
Fam5:Bantu (Zone C)
Fam6:Soko–Kele (C.50–60)
Dia1:Foma
Iso3:khy
Lc1:fom
Ld1:Foma
Glotto:kele1255
Glottorefname:Kele-Foma
Guthrie:C.55, 56

The Kele language, or Lokele, is a Bantu language spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by the Kele people.

Foma (Lifoma) is a dialect.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices