SWF ISO 639-3
Sere
A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo
- ISO 639
- swf
- Alternate Names
- Basili, Basiri, Chere, Serre, Shaire, Shere, Sheri, Sili, Siri
- Population
- 2,500 in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Total users in all countries: 2,528.
- Location:
- Bas-Uele province: northeast of Ango, among the Zande [zne].
- Language Status
- 8b (Nearly extinct).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Ubangi, Sere-Ngbaka-Mba, Sere, Sere-Bviri, Ndogo-Sere
- Dialects
- Reportedly most similar to Ndogo [ndz] and Tagbu [tbm]. Slight dialect differences in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Central African Republic.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Sere
- Writing
- Unwritten [Qaax].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Bas-Uele province: northeast of Ango, among the Zande [zne].
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