Nkutu

Nkutu

Language
name =Nkutu
nativename = Nkuchu, Nkutshu, Bankutu
familycolor=Niger-Congo
states =Democratic Republic of the Congo
region =Northern Kasai Oriental Province
speakers =40,000 (1972 est.)
fam2=Atlantic-Congo
fam3=Volta-Congo
fam4=Benue-Congo
fam5=Bantoid
fam6=Southern
fam7=Narrow Bantu
fam8=Northwest
fam9=C
fam10=Tetela
nation =none
iso1 =
iso2 =
iso3 =nkw

Nkutu, also rendered Nkuchu, Nkutshu, Kitkutshu, and Bankutu, is a Bantu language of northern Kasai-Oriental Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Local dialects include Elembe, Hamba, Lokalo (Kalo), Kongola-Meno, Ngongo, and Saka (Losaka). It is a member of the Tetela family of Bantu languages and is closely related to Tetela, Kela, Kusu, and Yela.

External links

* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=nkw Ethnologue.com entry]


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