Bole language (Bantu)

Bole
Bole
Dibole
Native to	Republic of Congo
Ethnicity	Babole
Native speakers	4,000, incl. 800 monolinguals (2004)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu (Zone C.10) Ngondi–Ngiri Bole; ; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Dzeke; Kinami; Bouanila;
Writing system	Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	bvx
Glottolog	dibo1245
Guthrie code	C101
ELP	Dibole

Bole, also known as Dibole or Babole, is a Bantu language spoken in the Likouala Department in the Republic of Congo. Speakers are clustered in villages on the Likouala-aux-Herbes river, south of Epena.

EthnicityBabole

Native speakers

4,000, incl. 800 monolinguals (2004)^[1]

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Bole
Dibole
Native to	Republic of Congo
Ethnicity	Babole
Native speakers	4,000, incl. 800 monolinguals (2004)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu (Zone C.10) Ngondi–Ngiri Bole
Dialects	Dzeke Kinami Bouanila
Writing system	Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`bvx`
Glottolog	`dibo1245`
Guthrie code	`C101`^[2]
ELP	Dibole