Sere language

Ubangian language of DR Congo
Sere
RegionDemocratic Republic of the Congo
EthnicitySere
Native speakers
(2,500 in DRC cited 1971?[1])[2]
30 in CAR (1988 census)[3]
Language family
Ubangian
  • Seri–Mba
    • Sere
      • Sere–Bviri
        • Sere
Language codes
ISO 639-3swf
Glottologsere1264

Sere is a minor Ubangian language of the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The name is variously spelled Serre, Shaire, Shere, Sheri, Sili, Siri, French Chere or prefixed as Basili, Basiri.

References

  1. ^ Not clear if date applies to Congolese population or only the total
  2. ^ Sere at Ethnologue (10th ed., 1984). Note: Data may come from the 9th edition (1978).
  3. ^ Sere language at Ethnologue (13th ed., 1996).


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