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ISO 639-3 · bktbkt
Niger–Congo family

Loki

Loki is a language of the Bangi–Ntomba branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Wikidata describes it as “Bantu language”.

6b · Threatened
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
bkt
Glottocode
bolo1262
Wikipedia
6 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
10levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level

Facts

NameLoki
Also calledBoloki, Loki dialect

Vitality

EGIDS 6b Threatened6b

Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.

Other languages at this level
family tree

From Niger–Congo to Loki

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

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch695Benue–Congobranch549Bantoidbranch534Southern Bantoidbranch458Bantubranch133Central-Western Bantubranch23Bangi–Tetelabranch5Bangi–NtombabranchbktLokilanguage
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 · InternationalswaSwahiliNiger–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 · DevelopinglebLala-Bisaunclassified · 580,0005 · Developing