Talinga-Bwisi

Facts

  • Language: Talinga-Bwisi
  • Alternate names: Talinga, Kitalinga, Lubwisi, Olubwisi, Bwissi, Mawissi, Lubwissi
  • Language code: tlj
  • Language family: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, J, Haya-Jita (D.102) (SIL classification)
  • Number of speakers: 75,000-85,000
  • Vulnerability: Vulnerable
  • Script: Latin script, used since 2000.

More information:

    Glossonym: Bwisi in Uganda, Talinga in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Different from Bwisi of Congo and Gabon. Christian, Muslim.

    Talinga-Bwisi is spoken in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Africa.