SUB ISO 639-3
Suku
Kisuku Autonym
A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo
- ISO 639
- sub
- Autonym
- Kisuku
- Population
- 50,000 in Democratic Republic of the Congo (1980 UBS). Total users in all countries: 80,000.
- Location:
- Kwango province: Feshi and Kasongo-Lunda territories; Kwilu province: Bulungu-Kikwit and Masi-Manimba territories.
- Language Status
- 6a* (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, H, Yaka (H.32)
- Dialects
- None known. Lexical similarity: 62% with Samba [smx], 58% with Hungana [hum], 45% with Songo [soo], 44% with Phende [pem], 41% with Iyansi [yns] and Kwese [kws].
- Language Use
- Vigorous. Also use Kituba [ktu].
- Language Development
- Bible portions: 1973.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Suku
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn], no longer in use.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Lunda Norte province: Caungula and Cuango municipalities.
- Dialects
- Musuku.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous) View other languages of Angola
Language Name
Suku
User Population
30,000 in Angola (2018 L. Jordan).
Map
Location: Kwango province: Feshi and Kasongo-Lunda territories; Kwilu province: Bulungu-Kikwit and Masi-Manimba territories.
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