BWZ ISO 639-3
Bwisi
A language of Congo
- ISO 639
- bwz
- Alternate Names
- Ibwisi, Mbwisi
- Population
- 3,020 in Congo (2000). Total users in all countries: 4,250.
- Location:
- Niari department: Kibangou district, Banda area on Gabon border.
- Language Status
- 6b* (Threatened).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, B, Shira-Punu (B.401)
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Bwisi
- Writing
- Unwritten [Qaax].
- Other Comments
- Different from Talinga-Bwisi [tlj] of Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Nyanga province: far south, Ndendé area on Congo border.
- Language Status
- 7 (Shifting)
- Other Comments
- Different from Talinga-Bwisi [tlj] of Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. View other languages of Gabon
Language Name
Bwisi
User Population
1,230 in Gabon (2000).
Map
Location: Niari department: Kibangou district, Banda area on Gabon border.
Size and Vitality
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