Holu language

"Samba language" redirects here. For the language of Nigeria and Cameroon, see Chamba Leko.

This article is about the Holo language of Angola and Congo-Kinshasa. For the Holo language of Taiwan, see Min Nan language.

Holu
Kiholo
Native to	Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo
Native speakers	32,000 (ca. 2000)[1] (including Hungu?)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu (Zone L) Holu–Pende (L.10) Holu
Dialects	Holu Yeci Samba Hungu
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Variously: hol – Holu, Yeci smx – Samba hng – Hungu
Glottolog	holu1245  Holu samb1309  Samba hung1280  Hungu-Pombo
Guthrie code	L.12 (H.33)[2]

Holo is a Bantu language of Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Yeci, Samba or Hungu may be separate languages.^[2]

References

1. Holu, Yeci at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
   Samba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
   Hungu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
2. Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online