Pende language
| Pende | |
|---|---|
| Giphende | |
| Native to | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Region | Bandundu Province |
| Ethnicity | Pende people |
Native speakers | (420,000 cited 1991)[1] |
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Niger–Congo
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
pem |
| Glottolog |
phen1239[2] |
L.11[3] | |
| Person | Muphende |
|---|---|
| People | Baphende |
| Language | Giphende |
Pende (Phende) is a Bantu language of the Congo. Giphende is spoken in Bandundu Province, in Gungu and Idiofa districts. The Bapende used to call themselves Akwa Nzumba (in Kasai), Akwa Thunda (in Gungu), or Akwa Mbongo (in Idiofa).
References
- ↑ Pende at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Phende". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- ↑ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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