The Poke language (also called Puki, Tofoke, Topoke or Tovoke), is in the Soko–Kele languages group of Bantu languages. It is spoken by the Topoke people of the Tshopo District, Isangi Territory, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[3]
| Poke | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Region | Isangi Territory |
| Ethnicity | Topoke |
Native speakers | (130,000 cited 1984)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | pof |
| Glottolog | poke1238 |
C.53[2] | |
References
edit- ^ Boingaoli, Bilusa Baila (1993). "Recherche sur l'identité ethnique du peuple Topoke (haut-zaire)". Civilizations. 41. ISSN 2032-0442. Retrieved 2011-10-08.
- ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- ^ "Poke". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2011-10-08.
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