Mongo language

Mongo language
Mongo
Nkundu
Lomongo
Spoken in Central Africa
Native speakers 400,000  (1995)
Language family
Niger–Congo
  • Atlantic–Congo
    • Benue–Congo
      • Bantoid
        • Bantu (Zone C)
          • Bangi–Ntomba (C.30,
            traditionally C.60)
            • Mongo–Bolia
              • Mongo
Language codes
ISO 639-2 lol
ISO 639-3 lol

Mongo, also called Nkundo or Mongo-Nkundu, is a language spoken by several of the Mongo peoples in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Mongo speakers reside in central DRC, mostly south of the Congo River. Mongo is a tonal language.

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