Mongo language
| Mongo | |
|---|---|
| Nkundu | |
| Lomongo | |
| Region | Democratic Republic of Congo |
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Native speakers
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400,000 (1995) |
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Niger–Congo
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | |
| ISO 639-3 |
Individual code: ymg – Yamongeri |
| Glottolog |
mong1338 (Mongo)bafo1235 (Bafoto)
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C.61,611; C.36H |
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Mongo, also called Nkundo or Mongo-Nkundu (Lomongo, Lonkundu), is a Bantu language spoken by several of the Mongo peoples in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Mongo speakers reside in central DR Congo over a large area inside the curve of the Congo River. Mongo is a tonal language.
There are a large number of dialects. Maho (2009) lists one of these, Bafoto (Batswa de l'Equateur), C.611, as a separate language. The others are:
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