Bodo language (Bantu)
| Bodo | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Central African Republic |
Native speakers | (15 cited 1996)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | boy |
| Glottolog | bodo1272 |
D.308[2] | |
| ELP | Bodo |
Bodo is a possibly extinct Bantu language of the Central African Republic. It may be part of a group of languages called "Lebonya".[citation needed]
UNESCO lists Bodo as "severely endangered".[3] It reportedly has or had 15 speakers,[1][4] who lived scattered throughout the country.[4]
References
- ^ a b Bodo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- ^ "Bodo (Central African Republic)". World Atlas of Languages. UNESCO. 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ a b Connell, Bruce (2007). "Chapter 8: Endangered Languages in Central Africa". In Brenzinger, Matthias (ed.). Language Diversity Endangered. De Gruyter Mouton. p. 175. doi:10.1515/9783110197129.163. ISBN 9783110170498. Retrieved 19 February 2025.