Hunde

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A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639-3
hke
Alternate Names
Kihunde, Kobi, Rukobi
Population

200,000 (1980 UBS).

Location

Nord-Kivu Province, Masisi and Rutshuru territories.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, J, Shi-Havu (D.51)
Dialects

Lexical similarity: 75% with Tembo [tbt], 65% with Nande [nnb], 57% with Nyanga [nyj] and Shi [shr], 50% with Lega-Shabunda [lea].

Language Development
NT: 1987.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Hunde
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian.