Loki (Boloki), or Ruki, is a Bantu language spoken in the

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...

. It is very close to

Lingala Lingala (Ngala) (Lingala: ''Lingála'') is a Bantu language spoken in the northwest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the northern half of the Republic of the Congo, in their capitals, Kinshasa and Brazzaville, and to a lesser degree ...

. The Boloki (Baloki) people are named after the

Ruki River The Ruki is a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is a left tributary of the Congo River. It may be seen as the lower reach of the Busira River, which in turn may be seen as the lower reach of the Tshuapa River. Location The Ruki is ...

; they live on either side of the Congo River where the Ruki joins it.

References

{{Narrow Bantu languages, C-D Languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Bangi-Ntomba languages