Bushong language

Bushong
Bushong
Bushoong
Native to	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Region	Kasai Oriental Province
Native speakers	160,000, incl. Shuwa (2000)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu (Zone C) Bushoong languages (C.80) Bushong; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	buf
Glottolog	bush1247
Guthrie code	C.83

Bushong (Bushoong) is a Bantu language of the Kasai region of Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was the language of the Kuba Kingdom.

Alternative names are Bushongo, 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.

References[]

J. Vansina, Esquisse de Grammaire Bushong, Commission Linguistique Africaine, Tervuren 1959.

^ Bushong at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

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[e18-1] Bushong at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[Guthrie-2] Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

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