Lari people (Congo)

Not to be confused with Lari people (Iran) or Lali or Laali people (A subgroup of Teke people).
Lari
Total population
1.2 million
Regions with significant populations
Congo
Languages
Ciladi and French
Religion
Christianity, Traditional beliefs
Related ethnic groups
Bakongo, Bateke

The Lari (alternatively Ladi, Laari, Laadi,, Baladi, Balaadi, Balari or Balaari) is an ethnic group of the Republic of the Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo and the name of the language they speak. A subgroup of the Kongo people, the Lari live in the communes of Brazzaville, the capital; and Pointe-Noire, within the surrounding Pool Department and the Luozi Territory (Secteur Balari). This subgroup was born in the 19th century. There are an estimated 1.2 million Lari living in the Republic of Congo.

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