Songoora
A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo
| Population | 1,300 (Welmers 1971). |
| Region | Maniema Province, Punia, Kindu, and Shabunda territories; Gengele in Kindu Territory. |
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Northern Democratic Republic of Congo Southern Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Alternate names | Binja, Kesongola, Songola |
| Dialects | Gengele (Kegengele), North Binja, South Binja. North and South Binja dialects may be separate languages. Gengele dialect is reportedly a creole based on Lega-Shabunda [lea], Kusu [ksv], and other languages (1991 W. Mwangati). |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, D, Lega-Kalanga (D.20) |
| Comments | Different from the Songoora (Edi Songoora) dialect of Nande [nnb]. |
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