Loki | |
Nativename: | Boloki |
States: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Speakers: | 4,200 |
Date: | no date |
Ref: | e15 |
Familycolor: | Niger-Congo |
Fam2: | Atlantic–Congo |
Fam3: | Benue–Congo |
Fam4: | Bantoid |
Fam5: | Bantu (Zone C) |
Fam6: | Bangi–Ntomba (C.30) |
Fam7: | Zamba–Binza |
Fam8: | Losengo |
Iso3: | bkt |
Glotto: | bolo1262 |
Glottorefname: | Boloki |
Guthrie: | C.36e |
Loki (Boloki), or Ruki, is a Bantu language spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is very close to Lingala. The Boloki (Baloki) people are named after the Ruki River; they live on either side of the Congo River where the Ruki joins it.