| Kele | |
|---|---|
| Lokele | |
| Native to | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Region | Kisangani |
| Ethnicity | Kele people |
Native speakers | (160,000 cited 1980) [1] |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | khy – inclusive codeIndividual code: fom – Foma |
| Glottolog | kele1255 |
C.55, 56 [2] | |
The Kele language, or Lokele, is a Bantu language spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by the Kele people.
Foma (Lifoma) is a dialect. [3]
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