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Mongo-Nkundu

A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639-3: lol

Population  400,000 (1995).
Region  Equateur Province south half, northeast Bandundu Province.
Language maps  Northern Democratic Republic of Congo
Southern Democratic Republic of Congo
Alternate names   Lomongo, Mongo
Dialects  Mpama, Wangata, Panga (Ipanga, Titu, Buli, South Nkundo), Bukala (Kala), Yalima (Yajima), Kutu (Bakutu), Ekonda Mongo (Lomongo), Longo (Bolongo), Nkundo (Nkundu, Lonkundu, Lonkundo, Lolo), Ntomba-Inongo, Ntomba-Bikoro, Konda (Ekonda, Lokonda, Lokwala), Longombe. Dialect or language subgroup: Lalia [lal], Mongo-Nkundu, Ngando, Ombo [oml]. The Longombe dialect, spoken along the road between Boende and Wema, is most similar to the Bakutu dialect. The dialects Ntomba-Inongo, Ntomba-Bikoro, and Konda may be separate languages. Konda is in Equateur Province, Equateur District, Mai-Ndombe District, Kiri Territory. In Mbandaka, Call their dialect ‘Lonkundo’.
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, C, Mongo (C.70)
Language use  More and more also use Lingala [lin].
Language development  Bible: 1930.
Writing system  Latin script.

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Academic Publications

KRÖGER, Heidrun, author. 2003. "O tom nas línguas Bantu."