Fuumu language
| Fuumu | |
|---|---|
| Wuumu | |
| Native to | Congo |
| Region | Malebo Pool |
Native speakers | 8,200 (2000)[1] |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ifm |
| Glottolog | teke1274wuum1239 |
B.77b, B.84[2] | |
Fuumu is a member of the Teke languages dialect continuum of the Congolese plateau. The three dialects, Fuumu (Ifuumu), Wuumu (Iwuumu) and Mpuono, are sometimes considered separate languages. They are sometimes considered part of South Teke.
Mpuono has been spuriously conflated with Mbuun.[3]
References
- ^ Fuumu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- ^ [1]