Poke language

Poke
Poke
Native to	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Region	Isangi Territory
Ethnicity	Topoke
Native speakers	(130,000 cited 1984)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu (Zone C) Soko–Kele Poke; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	pof
Glottolog	poke1238
Guthrie code	C.53

The Poke language (also called Puki, Tofoke, Topoke or Tovoke), is in the Soko–Kele languages group of Bantu languages. It is spoken by the Topoke people of the Tshopo District, Isangi Territory, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.^[3]

References edit

^ Boingaoli, Bilusa Baila (1993). "Recherche sur l'identité ethnique du peuple Topoke (haut-zaire)". Civilizations. 41. ISSN 2032-0442. Retrieved 2011-10-08.
^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
^ "Poke". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2011-10-08.

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