Bolondo

A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639: bzm
Population: 3,000 (1983 census).
Location:: Sud-Ubangi province: Budjala territory on Saw river south of Budjala, Bamba village area.
Language Status: 6b* (Threatened).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, C, Bangi-Ntomba (C.302)
Dialects: None known. Reportedly most similar to Tembo [tmv].
Language Use: Also use Lingala [lin], which is used widely in main market towns among ‘Water People’, but rarely in other villages where comprehension is lower. Also use Northern Ngbandi [ngb].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Bolondo
Writing: Latin script [Latn], in development.

Location: Sud-Ubangi province: Budjala territory on Saw river south of Budjala, Bamba village area.