Vili

VIF

vigorous

Alternate Names: Civili, Fiot, Fiote, Tshivili, Tsivili

Dialects: Civili ci Loango, Civili ci Moongo, Civili ci Waanda, Civili ci Yombe, Kotchi, Lindji, Woyo. A dialect subgroup.

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
Benue-Congo
Bantoid
Southern
Narrow Bantu
Central
H
Kikongo (H.12)

Demographics: 7,310 in Congo (2000). Population total all countries: 11,000.

Language Development: New media. Dictionary. Bible portions.

Nation of Origin: Congo

Other Comments: Ethnonym: Bavili. Christian, traditional religion.