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ISO 639-3 · bohboh
Niger–Congo family

Boma

Boma is a language of the Kasai-Ngounie branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Wikidata describes it as “Bantu language”.

6a · Vigorous
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
boh
Glottocode
boma1246
Wikipedia
7 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
11levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level

Facts

NameBoma
Also calledBuma language, Kiboma language, Boma language

Vitality

EGIDS 6a Vigorous6a

Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.

Other languages at this level
family tree

From Niger–Congo to Boma

The branches above Boma, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch695Benue–Congobranch549Bantoidbranch534Southern Bantoidbranch458Bantubranch133Central-Western Bantubranch29Dingicbranch11Boma–Dzingbranch9Kasai-NgouniebranchbohBomalanguage
where it is spoken

Countries

Democratic Republic of the Congo166 languages in the index

Also spoken in Democratic Republic of the Congo

fraFrenchIndo-European · 285.4 m0 · InternationallinLingalaNiger–Congo · 20 m3 · Wider CommunicationswaSwahiliNiger–Congo · 15.4 mkinKinyarwandaNiger–Congo · 9.8 m1 · NationalswcCongo SwahiliNiger–Congo · 9.1 m2 · ProvincialrunKirundiNiger–Congo · 8.8 m1 · NationalluaLuba-KasaiNiger–Congo · 6.3 m2 · ProvincialkonKongoNiger–Congo · 5 mSafebemBembaNiger–Congo · 3.6 m2 · ProvincialkooKonjoNiger–Congo · 609,0005 · Developing