Fuumu language

Bantu language spoken in Congo From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

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Fuumu
Wuumu
Native toCongo
RegionMalebo Pool
Native speakers
(8,200 cited 2000)[1]
Dialects
  • Fuumu
  • Wuumu
  • Mpuono
Language codes
ISO 639-3ifm
Glottologteke1274
wuum1239
B.77b, B.84[2]
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Mpuono has been spuriously conflated with Mbuun.[3]

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