Bwisi language
Not to be confused with Talinga-Bwisi language.
| Bwisi | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Congo, Gabon |
Native speakers | 4,300 (2000)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
bwz |
| Glottolog |
bwis1242[2] |
B.401[3] | |
Bwisi (also spelled Ibwisi, Mbwisi) is a language spoken mainly in the Kibangou District (Niari Region) of the Republic of Congo, next to the Gabon border, where it is also spoken by a minority. According to the Ethnologue, approximately 4,250 people speak the language today worldwide.
References
- ↑ Bwisi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Bwisi". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- ↑ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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