Bolo
Ngoya
Kibala
Native toAngola
Native speakers
2,600 (2000)[1]
Dialects
  • Ipala (Kibala)
  • Hebó
  • Ucela
  • Mbwĩ
  • Bolo
  • Sende
Language codes
ISO 639-3blv
Glottologbolo1261
H.23[2]
ELPBolo

Bolo, also known as Ngoya and Kibala, is a Bantu language of Angola that is closely related to Kimbundu.

Name

The only name for the language as a whole, 'Ngoya', was originally pejorative, though it is becoming increasingly accepted. 'Kibala' is the Umbundu name for the central dialect, Ipala. 'Bolo' is a peripheral dialect.

Varieties

The dialects of this language are Ipala, Hebó, Ucela, Mbwĩ, Bolo and Sende.

References

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



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