Holoholo language
| Holoholo | |
|---|---|
| Kalanga | |
| Hɔlɔhɔlɔ | |
| Native to | DR Congo |
Native speakers | 16,000 (2002)[1] |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | hoo |
| Glottolog | holo1240 |
D.28[2] | |
| ELP | Holoholo |
Holoholo is a
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
- ^ Holoholo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ a b Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- Nurse, Derek; Philippson, Gérard, eds. (2003). The Bantu languages. London: Routledge. ISBN 9780700711345.