Bushong is a Bantu language of the Kasai Province of Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was the language of the Kuba Kingdom.
| Bushong | |
|---|---|
| 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] | |
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.
References
edit- 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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