Native speakers (26,000 cited 1971) Glottolog lele1265 | ISO 639-3 lel Guthrie code C.84 | |
Native to Democratic Republic of the Congo Language family Niger–Congo
Atlantic–Congo
Benue–Congo
Bantoid
Bantu (Zone C)
Bushoong (C.80)
Lele | ||
Lele (also spelled Bashilele, Usilele) is a language spoken mainly in the west edge of the Kasai-Occidental Province, in Ilebo and Tshikapa territories; the extreme east of the Bandundu Province, in Idiofa and Gungu territories of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Lele language (Bantu) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA