Ngelima

AGH

vigorous

Alternate Names: Angba, Bangalema, Bangelima, Leangba

Dialects: Beo, Buru (Boro, Leboro), Hanga, Tungu. May be more than one language. Lexical similarity: 60%–65% with Bwa ,, Kango ,, and Pagibete ,; 50% with Lika , and Komo ,; 40% with Ngombe ,, the Benza dialect of Ligenza ,, and Budza ,.

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
Benue-Congo
Bantoid
Southern
Narrow Bantu
Northwest
C
Ngombe (C.45)

Demographics: 13,600 (2000).

Nation of Origin: Democratic Republic of the Congo