Bushong | |
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Bushoong | |
Native to | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Region | Kasai Province |
Native speakers | 160,000, incl. Shuwa (2000)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | buf |
Glottolog | bush1247 |
C.83 [2] |
Bushong is a Bantu language of the Kasai Province of Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was the language of the Kuba Kingdom.
Alternative names are Bushongo, Bushoong, 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.