Lengola language

Lengola (Lengora) is a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is not close to other Bantu languages. It may be closest to some of the D.30 languages in a group called "Lebonya".

Lengola
Kilengola
Native to	DR Congo
Native speakers	(100,000 cited 1998)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu (Zone D) Lebonya ? Lengola
Language codes
ISO 639-3	lej
Glottolog	leng1258
Guthrie code	D.12[2]

Phonology

Lengola consonants^[3]

	Bilabial	Labiodental	Alveolar	Postalveolar	Palatal	Velar	Labiovelar
Plosive	p b		t d			k ɡ	kp gb
Nasal	m		n		ɲ
Tap or Flap		ⱱ
Affricate				t̠ʃ d̠ʒ
Fricative		f v	s
Approximant					j		w
Lateral approximant			l

Lengola vowels^[3]

	Front	Back
Close	i	u
Close-mid	e	o
Open	a

There are also three tones: High, mid, and low.^[3]