Fuumu language

Fuumu
Fuumu
Wuumu
Native to	Congo
Region	Malebo Pool
Native speakers	8,200 (2000)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Southern Bantoid Bantu (Zone B) Teke (B.70) Fuumu; ; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Fuumu; Wuumu;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ifm
Glottolog	teke1274
Guthrie code	B.77b,78

Fuumu is a member of the Teke languages dialect continuum of the Congolese plateau. The two dialects, Fuumu (Ifuumu) and Wuumu (Iwuumu), are sometimes considered separate languages. They are sometimes considered part of South Teke.

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