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Holu language

Holo is a Bantu language of Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Yeci, Samba or Hungu may be separate languages.

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Holu
Kiholo
Native toAngola, Democratic Republic of Congo
Native speakers
(32,000 cited ca. 2000)1
(including Hungu?)
Dialects
  • Holu
  • Yeci
  • Samba
  • Hungu
Language codes
ISO 639-3Variously:
hol – Holu, Yeci
smx – Samba
hng – Hungu
Glottologholu1245  Holu
samb1309  Samba
hung1280  Hungu-Pombo
L.12 (H.33)2

Holo is a Bantu language of Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Yeci, Samba or Hungu may be separate languages.2

References

References

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