Mpuono, or Mpuun, is a Bantu language spoken by several hundred thousand people in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Dialects include Mpuono, Mpuun (Mbuun, Kimbuun, Gimbunda).
| Mpuono | |
|---|---|
| Mpuun | |
| Native to | DR Congo |
Native speakers | (165,000 cited 1972)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | zmp |
| Glottolog | mpuo1241 |
B.84 (ex-B.84a,84b,87)[2] | |
Literature
editTwo Gospels were translated by E. and A. Haller, both of Mission de Mangungu. The Gospel of John was published in 1935, as Lasang Labve la afun kangi Yone; and the Gospel of Matthew in 1951, as Lasang Labve lafun Matayo. These were published by the Société Biblique Britannique et Étrangère (British and Foreign Bible Society). A collection of proverbs with French translations and explanations has been published.[3]
References
edit- ^ Mpuono at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- ^ Muluwa, Joseph Koni, and Koen Bostoen. "Un recueil de proverbes mbuun d'Imbongo (RD Congo, bantu B87)." In Annales aequatoria, pp. 381-423. Centre Æquatoria, 2008.
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