Bolo | |
Also Known As: | Ngoya |
Nativename: | Kibala |
States: | Angola |
Date: | 2000 |
Ref: | e18 |
Familycolor: | Niger-Congo |
Fam2: | Atlantic–Congo |
Fam3: | Benue–Congo |
Fam4: | Bantoid |
Fam5: | Bantu (Zone H) |
Fam6: | Kimbundu (H.20) |
Dia1: | Ipala (Kibala) |
Dia2: | Hebó |
Dia3: | Ucela |
Dia4: | Mbwĩ |
Dia5: | Bolo |
Dia6: | Sende |
Iso3: | blv |
Glotto: | bolo1261 |
Glottorefname: | Kibala |
Guthrie: | H.23 |
Bolo, also known as Ngoya and Kibala, is a Bantu language of Angola that is closely related to Kimbundu.
The only name for the language as a whole, 'Ngoya', was originally pejorative, though it is becoming increasingly accepted. 'Kibala' is the Umbundu name for the central dialect, Ipala. 'Bolo' is a peripheral dialect.
The dialects of this language are Ipala, Hebó, Ucela, Mbwĩ, Bolo and Sende.