Hunde

A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639: hke
Alternate Names: Kihunde, Kobi, Rukobi
Population: 200,000 (1980 UBS).
Location:: Nord-Kivu province: Masisi and Rutshuru territories.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, J, Shi-Hunde (D.51)
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 75% with Tembo [tbt], 65% with Nande [nnb], 57% with Nyanga [nyj] and Shi [shr], 50% with Lega-Shabunda [lea].
Language Development: Grammar. NT: 1987.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Hunde
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian.

Location: Nord-Kivu province: Masisi and Rutshuru territories.