Sengele

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A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

Alternate Names

Kesengele, Sengere

User Population

17,000 (2002).

Mai-Ndombe province: west of Lake Mai-Ndombe.

Language Maps

Northern Democratic Republic of Congo

Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, C, Bangi-Ntomba (C.33)

Also use Lingala [lin] (Meeuwis 1998).

Language Development

Bible portions: 1915–1930.

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Sengele

Latin script [Latn].