Bangubangu

BNX

vigorous

Alternate Names: Bangobango, Kibangobango, Kibangubangu

Dialects: Bangubangu, Hombo, Kasenga, Mikebwe, Nonda, Sanzi. Dialects listed probably separate languages. Lexical similarity: 67% with Hemba ,, 58% with Songe ,, 81% with the Mikebwe dialect, 80% with the Kasenga dialect, 80% with the Nonda dialect, 71% with the Hombo dialect.

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
Benue-Congo
Bantoid
Southern
Narrow Bantu
Central
D
Lega-Holoholo (D.27)

Demographics: 171,000 (1995 SIL). 85,000 Bangubangu, 30,000 Mikebwe, 20,000 Kasenga, 32,000 Nonda, 4,000 Hombo.

Nation of Origin: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Other Comments: Muslim, Christian, traditional religion.