Songo

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A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639-3
soo
Alternate Names
Itsong, Kisongo, Nsong, Ntsuo, Tsong
User Population

13,000 (2002).

Location

Kwilu province: Bulungu-Kikwit territory.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, B, Tiene-Yanzi (B.85)
Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 76% with Mpuono [zmp], 73% with Ngongo [noq], 71% with Ding [diz], 67% with Iyansi [yns].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Songo
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Possibly the same as Songo [nsx] of Angola.