Alternate Names: Bamongo, Bushong, Bushongo, Busoong, Ganga, Kuba, Mbale, Mongo, Shongo
Dialects: Djembe, Ngende (Ngeende, Ngendi), Ngombe (Ngombia), Ngongo, Pianga (Panga, Piong, Pyaang, Tsobwa), Shuwa (Loshoobo, Shoba, Shobwa).
Genealogy:
Demographics: 155,000 (2000).
Language Development: Bible: 1927–1932.
Nation of Origin: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian.