Mongo language

Mongo
Mongo
Nkundu
Lomongo
Region	Democratic Republic of Congo
Ethnicity	Mongo people
Native speakers	(400,000 cited 1995)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu (Zone C) Bangi–Ntomba Mongo–Bolia Mongo–Nkunda (C.60) Mongo; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-2	lol
ISO 639-3	lol – inclusive code; Individual code:; ymg – Yamongeri
Glottolog	mong1338 Mongo; bafo1235 Bafoto
Guthrie code	C.61,611; C.36H

Mongo, also called Nkundo or Mongo-Nkundu (Lomongo, Lonkundu), is a Bantu language spoken by several of the Mongo peoples in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Mongo speakers reside in the north-west of the country over a large area inside the curve of the Congo River. Mongo is a tonal language.

There are several dialects. Maho (2009) lists one of these, Bafoto (Batswa de l'Equateur), C.611, as a separate language. The others are:

Kutu (Bakutu), including Longombe
Bokote, including Ngata
Booli
Bosaka
Konda (Ekonda), including Bosanga-Ekonda
Ekota
Emoma
Ikongo, including Lokalo-Lomela
Iyembe
Lionje, Nsongo, Ntomba
Yamongo
Mbole, including Nkengo, Yenge, Yongo, Bosanga-Mbole, Mangilongo, Lwankamba
Nkole
South Mongo, including Bolongo, Belo, Panga, Acitu
Yailima
Ngombe-Lomela, Longombe, Ngome à Múná

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