Tsong language
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Bantu language of the western DR Congo
"Nsong language" redirects here. Not to be confused with the Nsongo language.
Tsong | |
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Nsong, Ntsuo | |
Itsong | |
Native to | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Native speakers | 7,100 (2008)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | soo |
Glottolog | song1299 |
B.85D [2] | |
ELP | Nsong |
Tsong or Nsong (ISO "Songo") is a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was once misclassified as a dialect of Yansi.
References
- ^ Tsong at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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