Bwisi language

{{Short description|Bantu language spoken in Congo Republic}}

{{distinguish|Talinga-Bwisi language}}

{{Infobox language

|name=Bwisi

|nativename=

|states= Congo, Gabon

|region=

|speakers={{sigfig|4250|2}}

|date=2000

|ref=e18

|familycolor=Niger-Congo

|fam2=Atlantic–Congo

|fam3=Benue–Congo

|fam4=Bantoid

|fam5=Bantu (Zone B)

|fam6=Sira (B.40)

|iso3=bwz

|glotto=bwis1242

|glottorefname=Bwisi

|guthrie=B.401

}}

Bwisi (also spelled Ibwisi, Mbwisi) is a language spoken mainly in the Kibangou District (Niari Region) of the Republic of Congo, next to the Gabon border, where it is also spoken by a minority. According to the Ethnologue, approximately 4,250 people speak the language today worldwide.