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Vili
Civili^[1]
Native to	Republic of the Congo, Gabon
Native speakers	100,000 (2000)^[2]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu (Zone H) Kongo (Kikongo, H.10) Vili
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`vif`
Glottolog	`vili1238`
Guthrie code	`H.12`^[3]

Vili (Civili) is one of the Zone H Bantu languages, grouped with the Kongo clade.

The language has a few thousand native speakers in spread along the coast between southern Gabon and Cabinda, most of them in the Republic of the Congo's Kouilou, Pointe-Noire and Niari departments. The Vili people (singular Muvili, plural Bavili) were the population of the 17th- to 18th-century Kingdom of Loango in the same region.

References

^ Civili is pronounced Tchivili and can also be pronounced Tshivili.
^ Vili at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

External links

Vili at WolframAlpha

v t e Languages of the Republic of the Congo
Official language	French
National languages	Kituba Lingala
Indigenous languages	Aka Akwa Bekwil Bomitaba Bonjo Bwenyi Bwisi Fang Kaning'i Kota Koyo Kwala Lumbu Mbama Mbere Mboko Mboshi Njebi Punu Tsaangi Vili
Immigrant languages	English French Spanish Arabic Hindi Arabic Chinese Portuguese Japanese Russian

v t e Languages of Gabon
Official language	French (Standard)
National languages	Fang
Immigrant languages	English French Spanish Arabic German Italian Hindi Chinese Portuguese Japanese Russian
Indigenous languages	Baka Barama Bekwel Benga Bube Bwisi Duma Kande Kaningi Kili iKota Lumbu Mahongwe Mbama Mbangwe Mbere Myene (several dialects) Ndasa Ndumu Ngom Njebi Pinji Punu Sake Sangu Seki Sighu Simba Sira Northern Teke Western Teke Tsaangi Tsogo Vili Vumbu Wandji Wumbvu Yasa

Narrow Bantu languages (Zones E–H) (by Guthrie classification)

Zone E

E10	E11 Nyoro E12 Tooro E13 Nyankore E14 Ciga E15 Ganda E16 Soga E17 Gwere E18 Nyala JE20	JE21 Nyambo JE22 Ziba JE23 Dzindza JE24 Kerebe JE25 Jita JE221 Rashi JE251 Kwaya JE252 Kara JE253 Ruri
JE30	JE31a Gisu JE31b Kisu JE31c Bukusu JE32a Hanga JE32b Tsotso JE33 Nyore JE34 Saamia JE35 Nyuli JE341 Xaayo JE342 Marachi JE343 Songa
JE40	JE41 Logooli JE42 Gusii JE43 Koria JE44 Zanaki JE45 Nata E46 Sonjo JE401 Nguruimi JE402 Ikizu JE403 Suba/Suba-Simbiti JE404 Shashi JE405 Kabwa JE406 Singa JE407 Ware JE411 Idaxo JE412 Isuxa JE413 Tiriki JE431 Simbiti JE432 Hacha JE433 Surwa JE434 Sweta
E50	E51 Kikuyu E52 Embu E53 Meru E54 Saraka E55 Kamba E56 Daiso E531 Mwimbi-Muthambi E541 Cuka
E60	E61621a Rwo E62a621b,622a Hai E62b622c Wunjo E62c623 Rombo E63 Rusa E64 Kahe E65 Gweno
E70	E71 Pokomo E72a Gyriama E72b Kauma E72c Conyi E72d Duruma E72e Rabai E73 Digo E74a Dabida E74b741 Sagala E701 Elwana E731 Segeju E732 Degere E74 Taita

Zone F

F10	F11 Tongwe F12 Bende
JF20	JF21 Sukuma JF22 Nyamwezi JF23 Sumbwa JF24 Kimbu JF25 Bungu
F30	F31 Nilamba F32 Remi F33 Langi F34 Mbugwe

Zone G

G10	G11 Gogo G12 Kaguru
G20	G21 Tubeta G22 Asu G23 Shambala G24 Bondei G221 Mbugu
G30	G31 Zigula G32 Ngwele G33 Zaramo G34 Ngulu G35 Ruguru G36 Kami G37 Kutu G38 Vidunda G39 Sagala G301 Doe G311 Mushungulu
G40	G41 Tikuu G42a Amu G42b Mvita G42c Mrima G42d Unguja G43a Phemba G43b Tumbatu G43c Hadimu G44a Ngazija G44b Njuani G402 Makwe G403 Mwani G404 Sidi G411 Socotra Swahili G412 Mwiini
G50	G51 Pogolo G52 Ndamba
G60	G61 Sango G62 Hehe G63 Bena G64 Pangwa G65 Kinga G66 Wanji G67 Kisi G651 Magoma

Zone H

H10	H11 Beembe H12 Vili H13 Kunyi H14 Ndingi H15 Mboka H16a South Kongo H16b Central Kongo H16c Yombe H16d Fiote H16e Bwende H16f Laadi H16g East Kongo H16h Southeast Kongo H111 Hangala H112 Kamba-Doondo H131 Suundi
H20	H21a Kimbundu H21b Mbamba H22 Sama H23 Bolo H24 Songo
H30	H31 Yaka H32 Suku H33 L12b Hungu H34 Mbangala H35 Sinji H321 Soonde
H40	H41 Mbala H42 Hunganna

Italics indicate extinct languages.
Languages between parentheses are varieties of the language on their left.

The Guthrie classification is geographic and its groupings do not imply a relationship between the languages within them.

Narrow Bantu languages by Guthrie classification zone templates: Template:Narrow Bantu languages (Zones A–B); Template:Narrow Bantu languages (Zones C–D); Template:Narrow Bantu languages (Zones E–H); Template:Narrow Bantu languages (Zones J–M); Template:Narrow Bantu languages (Zones N–S)

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