Alternate Names: Kilengola, Lengora
Dialects: 2 dialects which differ in pronunciation. Lexical similarity: 40% with Enya , and Mituku ,; 35%–40% with Budu , and Komo ,; 30%–35% with Lega-Shabunda ,, Lega-Mwenga ,, and Zimba ,; 25%–30% with Bembe ,, Buyu ,, and Bali ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 100,000 (1998).
Language Use: Also use Congo Swahili [swc], Komo [kmw].
Nation of Origin: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Other Comments: Christian, Muslim.