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

  1. Bwisi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Bwisi". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
  3. Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

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