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LOL ISO 639-3

Mongo-Nkundu

Lɔmɔngɔ Autonym

A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639
lol
Alternate Names
Lomongo, Mongo
Autonym
Lɔmɔngɔ
Population
400,000 (1995).
Location:
Equateur province: south half; Mai-Ndombe province: northeast; Tshuapa province: west half.
Language Status
5* (Developing).
Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, C, Mongo-Nkundo (C.61)
Dialects
Mpama, Wangata, Panga (Acitu, Buli, Ipanga, South Nkundo, Titu), Bukala (Kala), Yalima (Yailima, Yajima), Kutu (Bakutu), Ekonda Mongo (Lomongo), Longo (Belo, Bolongo), Nkundo (Lolo, Lonkundo, Lonkundu, Nkundu), Ntomba-Inongo, Ntomba-Bikoro, Konda (Bosanga-Ekonda, Ekonda, Lokonda, Lokwala), Longombe (Ngombe-Lomela, Ngome à Múná), Bokote, Booli, Bosaka, Ekota, Emoma, Ikongo (Lokalo-Lomela), Iyembe, Lionje (Nsongo, Ntomba), Yamongo, Mbole (Bosanga-Mbole, Lwankamba, Mangilongo, Nkengo, Yenge, Yongo), Nkole. Dialect or language subgroup: Lalia [lal], Mongo-Nkundu, Ngando, and Ombo [oml]. Longombe dialect, spoken along Boende-to-Wema road, is reportedly most similar to the Bakutu dialect. Ntomba-Inongo, Ntomba-Bikoro, and Konda dialects may be separate languages. Konda is in southern Equateur province and in Mai-Ndombe province, Kiri territory. In Mbandaka, they call their dialect, Lonkundo.
Language Use
Also use Lingala [lin], increasingly. Used as L2 by Lalia [lal].
Language Development
Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1930.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mongo-Nkundu
Writing
Latin script [Latn].

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Location: Equateur province: south half; Mai-Ndombe province: northeast; Tshuapa province: west half.