Wongo

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A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639-3
won
Alternate Names
Bakong, Gongo, Kiwongo, Ndjembe, Tukkongo, Tukongo, Tukungo, Wonk
User Population

12,700 (2000).

Location

Kasai province: Ilebo and Tshikapa territories; Kwilu province: Idiofa territory, Belo, Kipuku, and Musanga-Idiofa sectors.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, C, Bushoong (C.85)
Dialects

None known. Intelligible of Lele [lel]. Lexical similarity: 39% with Mbala [mdp] and Ngongo [noq], 35% with Boma [boh], 34% with Mpuono [zmp] and Nzadi [nzd].

Language Development

Grammar. Texts. Bible portions: 1938–1940.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Wongo
Writing

Latin script [Latn].