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Bwisi language

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Bwisi
Native toCongo, Gabon
Native speakers
4,300 (2000)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3bwz
Glottologbwis1242
B.401[2]
ELPBwisi

Bwisi (also spelled Ibwisi, Mbwisi) is a language spoken mainly in the Kibangou District (Niari Region) of the Republic of Congo, next to the Gabon border, where it is also spoken by a minority. According to the Ethnologue, approximately 4,250 people speak the language today worldwide.

References

  1. ^ Bwisi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online