Ngando language (original) (raw)
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Bantu language spoken in DR Congo
| Ngando | |
|---|---|
| Longandu | |
| Native to | DR Congo |
| Ethnicity | Ngando |
| Native speakers | (220,000 cited 1995)[1](presumably includes 55,000 speakers (1993) of Lalia[2] dialect) |
| Language family | Niger–Congo? Atlantic–CongoBenue–CongoBantoidBantu (Zone C)Soko–Kele (C.50–60)Ngando |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nxd – inclusive codeIndividual code:lal – Lalia |
| Glottolog | ngan1302 |
| Guthrie code | C.63, 62[3] |
Ngando is a Bantu language in the Soko-Kele languages group that is spoken by the Ngando people in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- ^ Ngando at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Lalia at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) - ^ Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices
- ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online