Alternate Names: Kilika, Kpongo, Liko, Mabiti, Toriko
Dialects: Likó (Ikó), Liliká (Liká), Lilikó. Lexical similarity: 65%–70% with Bomokandi Kango ,; 55%–60% with Pagibete ,, Bwa ,, and Uélé Kango ,; 52% with Bali ,; 51% with Ngelima ,; 46% with Komo ,; 40% with Bhele ,, Bila ,, and Bera ,; 30% with Budu ,; 25% with Lega languages and Lingala ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 60,000 (1989 SIL). 57,000 in Wamba Territory, 3,000 in Rungu Territory.
Language Use: Also use Swahili [swc] in south Wamba zone. Also use Meje dialect of Mangbetu [mdj]. Also use Budu [buu].
Language Development: Bible portions: 2006–2009.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Other Comments: Ethnic groups: Mabiti and Maliko. 2 secondary schools, 15 primary schools, but Lika is not used in the schools. Christian, Muslim.