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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Africa > Democratic Republic of the Congo > Tiene

Tiene

A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639-3tii

Population  24,500 (1977 SIL).
Region  Bandundu Province, Bolobo area on Congo River and inland savannah and forest.
Language maps  Northern Democratic Republic of Congo
Southern Democratic Republic of Congo
Alternate names   Kitiene, Kitiini, Tende
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, B, Yanzi (B.80)
Language use  Few also use Lingala [lin].