Kele language (Gabon)

Updated on Oct 23, 2023

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Native to Gabon, a few in Congo Native speakers 14,000 (2000–2007)		Ethnicity Kele people
Language family Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu (Zone B) Kele languages (b. 20) Kélé ISO 639-3 Either: keb – West Kele, Bubi nra – Ngom Glottolog kele1264 (Kele–Tombidi) ngom1275 (Mwesa–Ngom)

Dialects of the Kele language are scattered throughout Gabon.

West Kele (Kili) is spoken by the Kele people, scattered in Middle Ogooué Province, Mimongo area.

Ngom (Angom, Ungomo) is used with only minor differences by the Kola/Koya Pygmies. It is spoken on both sides of the border with Congo.

Bubi (not the same as the Bubi language)

Tombidi

Mwesa

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