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Central Sudanic language of DR Congo ‹ The template Infobox language is being considered for merging. ›

Mamvu
Native to	Congo (DRC)
Native speakers	(60,000 cited 1991)
Language family	Nilo-Saharan? Central Sudanic Eastern Mangbutu–Lese Mamvu
Dialects	Mamvu Amengi
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`mdi`
Glottolog	`mamv1243`

Mamvu is a Central Sudanic language of northeastern Congo. It is quite similar to Lese.

Mamvu is spoken in Watsa Territory.

References

Mamvu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Bokula, Moiso & Agozia-Kario Irumu. 1994. Bibliographie et matériaux lexicaux des langues Moru-Mangbetu (Soudan-Central, Zaïre). Annales Aequatoria 10: 203‒245.

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Central Sudanic languages

Part of the proposed Nilo-Saharan language family

Bongo–Bagirmi

Baka Bongo
Morokodo–Beli	Jur Beli Jur Modo Mittu Morokodo

East	Kabba of Gore Laka Lau Laka Ngambay
Central	Doba
West	Dagba Gulay Horo Mbay Ngam Sar

Ruto
Vale

Yulu

Yulu

Fongoro?

Fongoro

Sinyar?

Sinyar

Birri–Kresh

Birri	Birri
Kresh	Aja Dongo Furu Kresh (Dara–Gboko, Kresh–Hofra, Naka, Ndogo, Woro)

Lendu–Mangbetu

Mangbetu–Asoa

Mangbutu–Lese

Moru	Moru
Central Ma'di	Aringa Avokaya Keliko Logo Lugbara Omi
Southern Ma'di	Ma'di Olu'bo

Mimi-D?

Mimi of Decorse

Italics indicate extinct languages

Category:

Central Sudanic languages