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Foto language

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Native to
  
DR Congo

Glottolog
  
bafo1235

ISO 639-3
  
None (mis)

Guthrie code
  
C.611

Language family
  
Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu (Zone C) Mongo or Soko Foto

Foto (Bafoto) is a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Guthrie classified it close to Mongo. However, Mongo and its closest relatives were split between the Bangi–Ntomba and Soko–Kele branches of Bantu in Nurse (2003), and it is not clear where Foto belongs.

References

Foto language Wikipedia