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Bwisi language

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Native to
  
Congo, Gabon

ISO 639-3
  
bwz

Guthrie code
  
B.401

Native speakers
  
4,300 (2000)

Glottolog
  
bwis1242

Language family
  
Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu (Zone B) Sira (B.40) Bwisi

Bwisi (also spelled Ibwisi, Mbwisi) is a language spoken mainly in the Kibangou District (Niari Region) of the Republic of Congo, next to the Gabon border, where it is also spoken by a minority. According to the Ethnologue, approximately 4,250 people speak the language today worldwide.

References

Bwisi language Wikipedia