Bonjo, also known as Mbonzo or Impfondo, is a Bantu language spoken by around 3,000 people in northern Republic of Congo, particularly the Likouala Department near the town of Impfondo. Speakers are gradually shifting to Lingala.
| Bonjo | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Republic of Congo |
Native speakers | (undated figure of 3,000)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bok |
| Glottolog | bonj1234 |
C143[2] | |
| ELP | Bonjo |
The classification of Bonjo has shifted over time. Ethnologue formerly classified it as a southern Gbaya language,[3] but as of the twenty-sixth edition has reclassified it as a Bantoid and member of the Ngondi–Ngiri family.[4] Some sources continue to list it as a southern Gbaya language.[5]
Bonjo is closely related to the Bomitaba language, spoken in the same region.[6][2]
References
edit- ^ Bonjo at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009)
- ^ a b Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- ^ Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.), 2005. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Fifteenth edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com/15.
- ^ Eberhard, David M., Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.). 2023. Ethnologue: Languages of the World. Twenty-sixth edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International. https://www.ethnologue.com/language/bok/
- ^ "Bonjo". Endangered Language Project. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ "Spoken L1 Language: Impfondo". Glottolog. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
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