Hungana

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A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639-3
hum
Alternate Names
Huana, Hungaan, Hungan, Hunganna, Kihungan, Kihungana
User Population

400.

Location

Kwango province: Kenge territory, Kolokoso sector; Kwilu Province: Bulungu-Kikwit territory, Kilunda, Kipuka, Kwenge, Kwilu-Kimbata, Luniungu, and Nko sectors.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, H, Mbala-Hunganna (H.42)
Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 58% with Suku [sub], 54% with Ngongo [noq], 47% with Mbala [mdp], 46% with Iyansi [yns], 44% with Ding [diz] and Mpuono [zmp].

Typology

SVO.

Language Use

Some young people, all adults.

Language Development

Grammar. Bible portions: 1920–1935.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Hungana
Writing

Latin script [Latn].