Kango
A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo
| Population | 2,000 (1998 T. Harvey). |
| Region | Orientale Province, Tshopo District, Bafwasende Territory, Bakundumu and Bemili collectivités, among the Bali [bcp]. The smaller dialect has 7 villages just south of where Nepoki and Ituri River confluence becomes Aruwimi River. |
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Northern Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Alternate names | “Dibatchua” , Kango Pygmy, “Kibatchua” , Kikango, Likango |
| Dialects | 2 dialects, mutually inherently intelligible. Related to Komo [kmw], Bali [bcp]. Lexical similarity: 78% with Komo, 72% with Bila [bip], 60% with Bali, 50% with Lika [lik]. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, D, Bira-Huku (D.30) |
| Language use | Also use Bali. Bangala [bxg] is preferred by those whose permanent villages are to the north, and Congo Swahili [swc] by those whose permanent villages are to the south. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 1%. |
| Comments | The language is evidently a combination of Komo and Bali, with some borrowings from the Bila-based Lese [les] pygmy language. Different from the riverine Kango [kty] to the north, who are fishermen. Those who attend school have completed Standard 1 or 2 classes. 5 vowels. Hunter-gatherers. Traditional religion, Christian. |
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