Fuumu language
Bantu language spoken in Congo
Fuumu | |
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Wuumu | |
Native to | Congo |
Region | Malebo Pool |
Native speakers
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8,200 (2000) [1] |
Dialects |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
ifm
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Glottolog |
teke1274
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B.77b,78
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Fuumu is a member of the Teke languages dialect continuum of the Congolese plateau. The two dialects, Fuumu ( Ifuumu ) and Wuumu ( Iwuumu ), are sometimes considered separate languages. They are sometimes considered part of South Teke .
References
- ↑ Fuumu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ↑ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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Note: The
Guthrie classification
is geographic and its groupings do not imply a relationship between the languages within them.
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