Nsongo language
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Bantu language spoken in Angola
Not to be confused with the Nsong language.
Songo | |
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Nsongo | |
Native to | Angola |
Native speakers | (50,000 cited 1978)[1] |
Language family | Niger–Congo?
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | nsx |
Glottolog | nson1238 |
Guthrie code | H.24 [2] |
Songo (Nsongo) is a Bantu language of Angola. It is similar to North Mbundu, and is often considered a dialect of that language. The true relationship may be a regional influence since it has been suggested that Nsongo and Teke, and its relatives, are close (Nurse 2003).
References[]
- ^ Songo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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