Region Bandundu Province Native speakers (420,000 cited 1991) | Ethnicity Pende people ISO 639-3 pem | |
Native to Democratic Republic of Congo Language family Niger–Congo
Atlantic–Congo
Benue–Congo
Bantoid
Bantu (Zone L)
Holu–Pende (L.10)
Pende | ||
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 language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA