TEK ISO 639-3
Teke, Ibali
A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo
- ISO 639
- tek
- Alternate Names
- Bali, Eastern Teke, Ibali, Kiteke, Teke-Ibali
- Population
- 167,000 in Democratic Republic of the Congo (2000). Total users in all countries: 203,200.
- Location:
- Kinshasa and Mai-Ndombe provinces.
- Language Status
- 6a* (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, B, Teke (B.75)
- Dialects
- Mosieno, Ngee (Esingee), Bali (Ambali, Teo, Tio, Tyo). Ngee dialect may be a distinct language. Lexical similarity: 62% with Boma [boh], 46% with Samba [smx], 43% with Ngongo [noq], 42% with Songo [soo], 40% with Iyansi [yns].
- Language Use
- Also use Kituba [ktu]. Also use Lingala [lin].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L2: 65%–85%. Bible portions: 1889–1905.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Teke, Ibali
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Pool department: Brazzaville area, on Congo river.
- Language Status
- 6b (Threatened) View other languages of Congo
Language Name
Teke-Ibali
User Population
36,200 in Congo (2000). 900,000 all Teke languages in Congo (2019 World Factbook).
Map
Location: Kinshasa and Mai-Ndombe provinces.
Size and Vitality
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