Central Teke language

Central Teke
Central Teke
Native to	Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Native speakers	(45,000 Ngungwel cited 1988); 20,000 Boo (2000)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Southern Bantoid Bantu (Zone B) Teke (B.70) Central Teke; ; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Ngungwel; Mpu (Mpumpu); Boo (Eboo); Ndzindziu;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Variously:; ngz – Ngungwel; ebo – Boo; nzu – Nzikou
Glottolog	ngun1278
Guthrie code	B.72,74

Central Teke is a member of the Teke languages dialect continuum of the Congolese plateau. Central Teke dialects are Ngungwel and Mpu (Mpumpum), Boo (Boma, Eboo – cf. Boma language), and Nzikou (Njyunjyu/Ndzindziu). They are spoken in the Malebo Pool region of the Republic of Congo, with an unknown number of Boo speakers in DRC.

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