ZMS ISO 639-3
Mbesa
A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo
- ISO 639
- zms
- Alternate Names
- Mobesa, Mombesa
- Population
- 8,400 (2002).
- Location:
- Tshopo province: north Yahuma territory, south of Congo river.
- Language Status
- 6a* (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, C, Soko-Kele (C.51)
- Language Use
- Also use Lingala [lin].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Tshopo province: north Yahuma territory, south of Congo river.
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