Loki dialect explained

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.