Native speakers 80,000 (2000–2002) | ||
Language family Niger–CongoAtlantic–CongoBenue–CongoBantoidBantu (Zone C.10–30)Ngondi–NgiriNgiri Dialects Loi/LikilaNunu (Kenunu, C.31c)MabaaleNdooboLitokaBaloboEnga ISO 639-3 Variously:biz – Loi (Baloi)lie – Likila (Balobo)ndw – Ndobommz – Mabaale | ||
Ngiri is a Bantu language closely related to Lingala.
Maho (2009) lists C311 Mabaale (Mabale), C312 Ndoobo (Ndobo), C313 Litoka, C314 Balobo, and C315 Enga (Baenga-Bolombo) as distinct languages.
References
Ngiri language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA