Songo

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A language of Angola

ISO 639-3
nsx
Alternate Names
Nsongo, Sungu
Population

50,000 (1978 UBS).

Location

North central, Cuanza river area south of Malanje.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, H, Mbundu (H.24)
Dialects

Related to Kimbundu [kmb], Sama [smd], Bolo [blv], Luimbi [lum], and neighboring contact languages.

Language Development
Bible portions: 1936–1978.
Writing
Latin script.