Pende language
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| Pende | |
|---|---|
| Giphende | |
| Native to | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Region | Bandundu Province |
| Ethnicity | Pende people |
Native speakers | (420,000 cited 1991)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | pem |
| Glottolog | phen1239 |
L.11[2] | |
| ELP | Lua error in Module:Endangered_Languages_Project at line 21: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| Person | Muphende |
|---|---|
| People | Baphende |
| Language | Giphende |
Pende (Phende) is a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Giphende is spoken in Kwilu Province, in Gungu and Idiofa districts as well as some areas of Kasaï Province. The Bapende used to call themselves Akwa Nzumba (in Kasai), Akwa Thunda (in Gungu), or Akwa Mbongo (in Idiofa).
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Pende at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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