Glottolog sond1250 | Guthrie code H.321 | |
Native speakers 96,000 (2002)(including Sonde L.101 below) Language family Niger–CongoAtlantic–CongoBenue–CongoBantoidBantu (Zone H)Yaka languages (H.30)Suku–SondeSonde ISO 639-3 shc (includes Sonde L.101 below) | ||
Sonde is either of two Bantu languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Maho (2009) classifies Sonde–Kisoonde as closest to Suku, but lists an adjacent language also called Sonde as closer to Pende. These are not distinguished in Ethnologue or by ISO code.
References
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