Central Teke language
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Central Teke is a member of the Teke languages
dialect continuum
of the Congolese plateau. Central Teke dialects are Ngungwel and Mpu (Mpumpum), Boo (Boma, Eboo), and Nzikou (Njyunjyu/Ndzindziu). The are spoken in the Malebo Pool region of the Republic of Congo, with an unknown number of Boo speakers in DRC.
Teke languages
The Teke languages are a series of Bantu languages spoken by the Teke people in the western Congo and in Gabon. They are coded Zone B.70 in Guthrie's classification...
dialect continuum
Dialect continuum
A dialect continuum, or dialect area, was defined by Leonard Bloomfield as a range of dialects spoken across some geographical area that differ only slightly between neighboring areas, but as one travels in any direction, these differences accumulate such that speakers from opposite ends of the...
of the Congolese plateau. Central Teke dialects are Ngungwel and Mpu (Mpumpum), Boo (Boma, Eboo), and Nzikou (Njyunjyu/Ndzindziu). The are spoken in the Malebo Pool region of the Republic of Congo, with an unknown number of Boo speakers in DRC.