LMI ISO 639-3
Lombi
A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo
- ISO 639
- lmi
- Alternate Names
- Lumbi, Odyalombito, Rombi, Rumbi, Rumli
- Population
- 12,000 (1993 SIL).
- Location:
- Nord-Kivu province: northwest; Tshopo province: Bafwasende territory, Barumi and Bekeni collectivités, Bangolu, Banguruye, and Opienge areas.
- Language Status
- 6a* (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Nilo-Saharan, Satellite-Core, Satellites, Central Sudanic, East, Mangbetu
- Dialects
- Reportedly similar to Mangbetu [mdj], but not as close as Mangbetu dialects are to each other.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Lombi
- Writing
- Unwritten [Qaax].
- Other Comments
- Different than the Lombi dialect of Basa [bzw] in Cameroon.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Nord-Kivu province: northwest; Tshopo province: Bafwasende territory, Barumi and Bekeni collectivités, Bangolu, Banguruye, and Opienge areas.
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