Glottolog boli1263 | ||
Native speakers (100,000 Ntomba cited 1980)100,000 Lia (2000) Language family Niger–CongoAtlantic–CongoBenue–CongoBantoidBantu (Zone C)Bangi–Ntomba (C.30)MongoNtomba ISO 639-3 Either:nto – Ntombabli – Bolia |
Ntomba and Lia (Bolia) are closely related Bantu languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, close enough to be considered dialects of a single Lia-Ntomba language.
The related Mongo language also has varieties called Ntomba or Ntumba.
References
Lia-Ntomba language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA