Suku

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A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639-3
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Autonym
Kisuku
User Population

50,000 in Democratic Republic of the Congo (1980 UBS). Total users in all countries: 80,000.

Location

Kwango province: Feshi and Kasongo-Lunda territories; Kwilu province: Bulungu-Kikwit and Masi-Manimba territories.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, H, Yaka (H.32)
Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 62% with Samba [smx], 58% with Hungana [hum], 45% with Songo [soo], 44% with Phende [pem], 41% with Iyansi [yns] and Kwese [kws].

Language Use

Vigorous. Used by all. Also use Kituba [ktu].

Language Development

Bible portions: 1973.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Suku
Writing

Latin script [Latn], no longer in use.

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