Phende

Primary tabs

Gipende, Giphende, Kipende, Pende, Pheende, Pindi, Pinji

420,000 (1991 UBS).

Kwango province: Feshi territory, northeast; Kwilu province: Gungu and Idiofa territories; Kasai province: Kamonia territory, Tshikapa.

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6a* (Vigorous).

None known. Lexical similarity: 65% with Kwese [kws], 48% with Samba [smx], 46% with Mbala [mdp], 44% with Suku [sub], 41% with Songo [soo].

Also use Kituba [ktu].

Dictionary. Bible: 1996.

Latin script [Latn].

Traditional religion.