Bodo language (Bantu)

Bodo
Native toCentral African Republic
Native speakers
(15 cited 1996)
Language codes
ISO 639-3boy
Glottologbodo1272
D.308
ELPBodo

Bodo is a possibly extinct Bantu language of the Central African Republic. It may be part of a group of languages called "Lebonya".[citation needed]

UNESCO lists Bodo as "severely endangered". It reportedly has or had 15 speakers, who lived scattered throughout the country.

References

  1. 1 2 Bodo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ↑ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
  3. ↑ "Bodo (Central African Republic)". World Atlas of Languages. UNESCO. 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  4. 1 2 Connell, Bruce (2007). "Chapter 8: Endangered Languages in Central Africa". In Brenzinger, Matthias (ed.). Language Diversity Endangered. De Gruyter Mouton. p. 175. doi:10.1515/9783110197129.163. ISBN 9783110170498. Retrieved 19 February 2025.