Alternate Names: Bankutu, Nkuchu, Nkucu, Nkutshu
Dialects: Elembe, Hamba, Kongola-Meno, Lokalo (Kalo), Ngongo, Saka (Losaka).
Genealogy:
Demographics: 40,000 (Nida 1972).
Language Development: Bible portions: 1937–1940.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Other Comments: Descendants of the ancient Mongo empire. Traditional religion.