Loki dialect
Bantu language of DR Congo
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Loki (Boloki), or Ruki, is a Bantu language spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is very close to Lingala. The Boloki (Baloki) people are named after the Ruki River; they live on either side of the Congo River where the Ruki joins it.
NativetoDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Native speakers
(undated figure of 4,200)[1]Niger–Congo?
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Atlantic–Congo
- Benue–Congo
- Bantoid
- Bantu (Zone C)
- Bangi–Ntomba (C.30)
- Zamba–Binza
- Losengo
- Loki
- Losengo
- Zamba–Binza
- Bangi–Ntomba (C.30)
- Bantu (Zone C)
- Bantoid
- Benue–Congo
| Loki | |
|---|---|
| Boloki | |
| Native to | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Native speakers | (undated figure of 4,200)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bkt |
| Glottolog | bolo1262 |
C.36e[2] | |
| ELP | Boloki |
