Lengola language

Bantu language of DR Congo From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lengola (Lengora) is a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is not close to other Bantu languages. It may be closest to some of the D.30 languages in a group called "Lebonya".

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Lengola
Kilengola
Native toDR Congo
Native speakers
(100,000 cited 1998)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3lej
Glottologleng1258
D.12[2]
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Phonology

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Lengola vowels[3]
Front Back
Close i u
Close-mid e o
Open a
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There are also three tones: High, mid, and low.[3]

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