Holoholo language
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Holoholo is a Bantu language of DR Congo and formerly in Tanzania spoken by the
Holoholo people The Holoholo also known as Kalanga (''Wakalanga'' in Swahili) are a Bantu ethnic group that inhabit the shores of central lake Tanganyika. The majority of them live near Kalemie city on Lake Tanganyika in Tanganyika Province of the Democratic R ...
on either side of Lake Tanganyika. Classification is uncertain, but it may belong with the Takama group (Nurse 2003:169). Maho (2009) classifies D281 Tumbwe (Etumbwe) and D282 Lumbwe as closest to Holoholo. Neither has an ISO code.


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* L Northeast Bantu languages Languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Languages of Tanzania {{Bantu-lang-stub