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Holoholo
Holoholo may refer to: * Holoholo people, an ethnic group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo * Holoholo language Holoholo is a Bantu language of DR Congo and formerly in Tanzania spoken by the Holoholo people on either side of Lake Tanganyika. Classification is uncertain, but it may belong with the Takama languages, Takama group (Nurse 2003:169). Maho (2009 ..., their language * MV Holoholo, a Hawaiian research vessel {{Disambiguation ...
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Holoholo People
The Holoholo also known as Kalanga (''Wakalanga'' in Swahili language, Swahili) are a Bantu peoples, Bantu ethnic group that inhabit the shores of central lake Tanganyika. The majority of them live near Kalemie city on Lake Tanganyika in Tanganyika Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and on the opposite shore of the lake in Uvinza, Uvinza District of Kigoma Region in Tanzania. Language As of 2002, there were about 15,500 speakers of the Holoholo language. The name "Holoholo" was given to them by the Belgians. It comes from the sound of their greeting, which outsiders found comical. The alternative name "Kalanga" simply means people who were there before the current population. History The Holoholo are a Matrilineality, matrilineal people. They are descendants of Baguha people who fled from the Luba Empire when it was expanding eastward in the 18th century, settling around Kalemie where the Lukuga River leaves the lake. During the period of Luba dominance that follo ...
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Holoholo Language
Holoholo is a Bantu language of DR Congo and formerly in Tanzania spoken by the Holoholo people on either side of Lake Tanganyika. Classification is uncertain, but it may belong with the Takama languages, Takama group (Nurse 2003:169). Maho (2009) classifies D281 Tumbwe (Etumbwe) and D282 Lumbwe as closest to Holoholo. Neither has an ISO code. The aitches in the name are silent, and used to separate vowels: . References

* Holoholo, L Northeast Bantu languages Languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Languages of Tanzania {{Bantu-lang-stub ...
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