Lobala

LOQ

vigorous

Dialects: Likoka, Poko (Iboko), South Lobala, Tanda. Reportedly most similar to Bomboma ,. Lexical similarity: 65% with Lingala ,.

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
Benue-Congo
Bantoid
Southern
Narrow Bantu
Northwest
C
Ngondi (C.16)

Demographics: 60,000 (2000 D. Morgan). Very few monolinguals.

Language Use: Parents in the forest and some along the Ubangi River pass on Lobala to children. Literacy classes, religious services, oral use in commerce. Positive attitudes. Also use Lingala [lin], especially along the Ubangi River. Used as L2 by Bomboli [bml].

Language Development: Bible portions: 1993–1995.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Democratic Republic of the Congo