Bwa (Boa, Boua, Bua, Kibua, Kibwa, Libua, Libwali) is a
Bantu language
The Bantu languages (English: , Proto-Bantu: *bantʊ̀) are a large family of languages spoken by the Bantu people of Central, Southern, Eastern africa and Southeast Africa. They form the largest branch of the Southern Bantoid languages.
The t ...
spoken in the
Democratic Republic of Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...
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Dialects are
*Leboa-Le (Bwa proper)
*Yewu
*Kiba
*Benge (Libenge)
*Bati (Baati)
*Boganga (Boyanga)
*Ligbe
Pagibete is close, and might be considered another dialect.
References
Bwa languages
Languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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