Native speakers 400,000 (1995) | ISO 639-2 lol | |
Region Democratic Republic of Congo Language family Niger–CongoAtlantic–CongoBenue–CongoBantoidBantu (Zone C)Bangi–NtombaMongo–BoliaMongo–Nkunda (C.60)Mongo ISO 639-3 lol – inclusive codeIndividual code:ymg – Yamongeri Glottolog mong1338 (Mongo)bafo1235 (Bafoto) | ||
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:
References
Mongo language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA