Bole, also known as ''Dibole'' or ''Babole'', is a
Bantu language
The Bantu languages (English: , Proto-Bantu: *bantʊ̀) are a large family of languages spoken by the Bantu people of Central, Southern, Eastern africa and Southeast Africa. They form the largest branch of the Southern Bantoid languages.
T ...
spoken in the
Likouala Department
Likouala is a department of the Republic of the Congo in the northern part of the country. It borders the departments of Cuvette and Sangha, and internationally, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic. The region ...
in the
Republic of Congo
The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the w ...
. Speakers are clustered in villages on the
Likouala-aux-Herbes
The Likouala-aux-Herbes is a river in the Republic of the Congo.
It is a tributary of the Sangha River, which in turn is a tributary of the Congo River.
It gives its name to the Likouala Department.
Location
The Likouala-aux-Herbes is almost l ...
river, south of
Epena
Epena is a village of 2000 people, and seat of Epena District in the Likouala Department of northeastern Republic of the Congo.
It is on the Likouala-aux-Herbes river, just east of the Lake Télé Community Reserve.
Notable residents
*Amina ...
.
References
Ngondi-Ngiri languages
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