Mfinu (also known as Emfinu, Funika, Mfununga, Ntsiam or Ntswar) is a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is spoken by the Bamfinu tribe.[1]
Mfinu | |
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Emfinu[1] | |
Native to | DR Congo |
Native speakers | 8,400 (2002)[2] |
Niger–Congo?
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | zmf |
Glottolog | mfin1238 |
B.83 [3] |
References
edit- ^ a b Guthrie, Malcolm (February 1956). "Some Features of the Mfinu Verbal System". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies. 18 (1): 84–102. doi:10.1017/S0041977X00122220. S2CID 163037165. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ Mfinu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online