Bekwil language
| Bekwel | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Republic of Congo |
Native speakers | 14,000 (2003–2007 in Congo and Gabon) unknown number in Cameroon |
Niger–Congo?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bkw |
| Glottolog | bekw1242 |
A.85a,b | |
Bekwel (Bekwil) is a Bantu language of the Republic of the Congo. There are some 10,000 speakers there, with a quarter that number across the border in Gabon, and perhaps a similar on the opposite side in Cameroon. It is rather close to Nzime (Koonzime).
Maho (2009) considers Nkonabeeb (Konabembe) to be a dialect of Bekwil rather than of Mpumpong.