Bekwil language
Bantu language of the Republic of the Congo
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Bekwel (Bekwil) is a Bantu language of the Republic of the Congo. There are some 10,000 speakers there, with a quarter that number across the border in Gabon, and perhaps a similar on the opposite side in Cameroon. It is rather close to Nzime (Koonzime).
NativetoRepublic of Congo
Niger–Congo?
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Atlantic–Congo
- Benue–Congo
- Bantu (Zone A)
- Makaa–Njem + Kako (A.80–90)
- Ndzem–Bomwali
- Bekwilic
- Bekwel
- Bekwilic
- Ndzem–Bomwali
- Makaa–Njem + Kako (A.80–90)
- Bantu (Zone A)
- Benue–Congo
Dialects
- Nkonabeeb
- Bekwil
| Bekwel | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Republic of Congo |
Native speakers | 14,000 (2003–2007 in Congo and Gabon)[1] unknown number in Cameroon[1] |
Niger–Congo?
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bkw |
| Glottolog | bekw1242 |
A.85a,b[2] | |
Maho (2009) considers Nkonabeeb (Konabembe) to be a dialect of Bekwil rather than of Mpumpong.
