HUM ISO 639-3
Hungana
A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo
- ISO 639
- hum
- Alternate Names
- Huana, Hungaan, Hungan, Hunganna, Kihungan, Kihungana
- Population
- 400.
- Location:
- Kwango province: Kenge territory, Kolokoso sector; Kwilu Province: Bulungu-Kikwit territory, Kilunda, Kipuka, Kwenge, Kwilu-Kimbata, Luniungu, and Nko sectors.
- Language Status
- 6b (Threatened).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, H, Mbala-Hunganna (H.42)
- Dialects
- None known. Lexical similarity: 58% with Suku [sub], 54% with Ngongo [noq], 47% with Mbala [mdp], 46% with Iyansi [yns], 44% with Ding [diz] and Mpuono [zmp].
- Typology
- SVO.
- Language Use
- Some young people, all adults.
- Language Development
- Grammar. Bible portions: 1920–1935.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Hungana
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Kwango province: Kenge territory, Kolokoso sector; Kwilu Province: Bulungu-Kikwit territory, Kilunda, Kipuka, Kwenge, Kwilu-Kimbata, Luniungu, and Nko sectors.
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