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Bwa language

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Bwa
Benge-Baati
Yewu
Native toDR Congo
EthnicityBoa
Native speakers
(200,000 cited 1994)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3bww
Glottologbwaa1238
C.43–44[2]

Bwa (Boa, Boua, Bua, Kibua, Kibwa, Libua, Libwali) is a Bantu language spoken in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Dialects are

  • Leboa-Le (Bwa proper)
  • Yewu
  • Kiba
  • Benge (Libenge)
  • Bati (Baati)
  • Boganga (Boyanga)
  • Ligbe

Pagibete is close, and might be considered another dialect.

References

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  1. ^ Bwa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online