Bushong language
Bantu language spoken in Democratic Republic of Congo
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Bushong is a Bantu language of the Kasai Province of Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was the language of the Kuba Kingdom.
NativetoDemocratic Republic of the Congo
RegionKuba Kingdom, Kasai Province
Native speakers
(160,000, incl. Shuwa cited 2000)[1]| Bushong | |
|---|---|
| Bushoong | |
| Native to | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Region | Kuba Kingdom, Kasai Province |
Native speakers | (160,000, incl. Shuwa cited 2000)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | buf |
| Glottolog | bush1247 |
C.83[2] | |
Alternative names are Bushongo, Bushoong, Busoong, Shongo, Ganga, Kuba, Mbale, Bamongo, Mongo.
Dialects are said to be Djembe, Ngende, Ngombe (Ngombia), Ngongo, Pianga (Panga, Tsobwa, Shobwa, Shoba). Pianga (Shuwa) is a distinct language, in the Tetela group.
The Bushong have a patron–client relationship with the Kasai Twa.
