LDI ISO 639-3
Laari
A language of Congo
- ISO 639
- ldi
- Alternate Names
- Kilari, Laadi, Ladi, Lali, Lari
- Population
- 159,000 in Congo (2018).
- Location:
- Bouenza department: Mouyondzi district; Pool department: west and northwest of Brazzaville.
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, H, Kikongo (H.16)
- Dialects
- Ghaangala (Hangala, Kighaangala), Laari de Biiza, Laari de Kinkala. A member of macrolanguage Kongo [kon].
- Language Use
- Laari has become an informal trade language among youth in Brazzaville, spoken by many non-ethnic Laari in the city (2014 SIL). Used by all. Also use Kituba [mkw]. Used as L2 by Teke-Wuumu [ifm].
- Language Development
- Dictionary. Texts. NT: 2009.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Laari
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Christian, Muslim.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Zaire province: northwest corner; possibly scattered communities.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. Part of Kongo subgroup. Christian, Muslim. View other languages of Angola
Language Name
Kilari
Map
Location: Bouenza department: Mouyondzi district; Pool department: west and northwest of Brazzaville.
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