Konjo language (Bantu)

Konjo
Konjo
Olhukonzo
Native to	Uganda and Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ethnicity	Bakonjo
Native speakers	610,000 in Uganda (2002 census)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu Northeast Bantu Great Lakes Bantu Rwenzori Konjo; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	koo
Glottolog	konz1239
Guthrie code	JD.41

The lhukonzo (Konzo) language, variously rendered Lukonzo, Olukonzo, and konzo, is a Bantu language spoken by the Konzo people of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It has a 77% lexical similarity with Nande. There are many dialects, including Sanza (Ekisanza).

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