Holoholo
Kalanga
Hɔlɔhɔlɔ
Native toDR Congo
Native speakers
16,000 (2002)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3hoo
Glottologholo1240
D.28[2]
ELPHoloholo

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 group (Nurse 2003:169).

Maho (2009) classifies D281 Tumbwe (Etumbwe) and D282 Lumbwe as closest to Holoholo. Neither has an ISO code.[2]

The aitches in the name are silent, and used to separate vowels: [ɔlɔ.ɔlɔ].

References

  1. ^ Holoholo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online


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