BIZ ISO 639-3
Baloi
A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo
- ISO 639
- biz
- Alternate Names
- Baato Baloi, Boloi, Loi, Loi-Likila, Rebu
- Population
- 20,000 (2002).
- Location:
- Equateur province: south, west, and east of Bomongo.
- Language Status
- 6a* (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, C, Bangi-Ntomba (C.31)
- Dialects
- Loi, Dzamba (Jamba), Makutu, Mampoko. Reportedly similar to Likila [lie] and Ndobo [ndw].
- Language Use
- Also use Lingala [lin] (Meeuwis 1998).
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Equateur province: south, west, and east of Bomongo.
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