Alternate Names: Likango
Dialects: Bomokandi, Uélé. Lexical similarity: 70%–75% with Pagibete ,, 66% with Ngelima ,, 75%–80% with Bwa ,, 60% with Lika ,. The Bomokandi dialect has 60%–65% with Bwa , and Pagibete ,, 68% with Lika ,, 58% with Ngelima ,. Both dialects have 50% with Bali , and Komo ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 5,900 (2002).
Nation of Origin: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Other Comments: A pidginized language. Possibly a cover term for a variety of dialects spoken by fishermen, called Bakango. Different from Kango ,, a pygmy language spoken among the Bali.