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Bwa language

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Native to
  
DR Congo

Native speakers
  
200,000 (1994)

Glottolog
  
bwaa1238

Ethnicity
  
Boa

ISO 639-3
  
bww

Language family
  
Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu (Zone C.40) Boan Bomokandian Bati–Angba Bwa–Pagibete Bwa

Bwa (Boa, Boua, Bua, Kibua, Kibwa, Libua, Libwali) is a Bantu language spoken in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Dialects are

  • Leboa-Le (Bwa proper)
  • Yewu
  • Kiba
  • Benge (Libenge)
  • Bati (Baati)
  • Boganga (Boyanga)
  • Ligbe

    • Pagibete is close, and might be considered another dialect.

    References

    Bwa language Wikipedia
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