ISO 639-3 buf | Glottolog bush1247 | |
Region Kasai Oriental Province Native speakers 160,000, incl. Shuwa (2000) Language family Niger–CongoAtlantic–CongoBenue–CongoBantoidBantu (Zone C)Bushoong languages (C.80)Bushong | ||
Bushong (Bushoong) is a Bantu language of the Kasai region of Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was the language of the Kuba Kingdom.
Alternative names are Bushongo, 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.
References
Bushong language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA