Songo
Nsongo
Native toAngola
Native speakers
(50,000 cited 1978)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3nsx
Glottolognson1238
H.24[2]

Songo (Nsongo) is a Bantu language of Angola. It is similar to North Mbundu, and is often considered a dialect of that language. The true relationship may be a regional influence since it has been suggested that Nsongo and Teke, and its relatives, are close (Nurse 2003).

References

  1. Songo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online


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