Bangubangu
A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo
| Population | 171,000 (1995 SIL). 85,000 Bangubangu, 30,000 Mikebwe, 20,000 Kasenga, 32,000 Nonda, 4,000 Hombo. |
| Region | Maniema Province, Kasongo District, Kabambare Territory. |
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Southern Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Alternate names | Bangobango, Kibangobango, Kibangubangu |
| Dialects | Bangubangu, Mikebwe, Kasenga, Nonda, Hombo, Sanzi. Dialects listed are probably separate languages. Lexical similarity: 67% with Hemba [hem], 58% with Songe [sop], 81% with the Mikebwe dialect, 80% with the Kasenga dialect, 80% with the Nonda dialect, 71% with the Hombo dialect. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, L, Songye (L.20) |
| Comments | Muslim, Christian, traditional religion. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
WIT, Gert de, author. 1995. "Bangubangu survey report."
WIT, Gert de, editor. 1995. Compendium of survey reports volume 3: other Bantu languages.
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