Fuumu language
Fuumu is a member of the Teke languages dialect continuum of the Congolese plateau. The three dialects, Fuumu (Ifuumu), Wuumu (Iwuumu) and Mpuono, are sometimes considered separate languages. They are sometimes considered part of South Teke. Mpuono has been spuriously conflated with Mbuun.
| Fuumu | |
|---|---|
| Wuumu | |
| Native to | Congo |
| Region | Malebo Pool |
Native speakers | (8,200 cited 2000)[1] |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ifm |
| Glottolog | teke1274wuum1239 |
B.77b, B.84[2] | |
Fuumu is a member of the Teke languages dialect continuum of the Congolese plateau. The three dialects, Fuumu (Ifuumu), Wuumu (Iwuumu) and Mpuono, are sometimes considered separate languages. They are sometimes considered part of South Teke.
Mpuono has been spuriously conflated with Mbuun.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Fuumu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- ^ [1]