Dongo

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A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639-3
doo
Alternate Names
Donga, Dongo Ko
Autonym
Dhɔ̀ngɔ̀kɔ́
User Population

12,900 (2000).

Location

Haut-Uele province: east of Watsa.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Ubangi, Sere-Ngbaka-Mba, Ngbaka-Mba, Mba
Language Use

Also use Bangala [bxg].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Dongo
Writing

Latin script [Latn], in development.

Other Comments

Different from Dongo, a dialect of Gbaya [krs] of Sudan, Dong [doh] (Donga) of Nigeria, which is in the Chamba group of Adamawa, and Ndo [ndp], which is Nilo-Saharan.