Pende language

Person	Muphende
People	Baphende
Language	Giphende

Pende
Pende
Giphende
Native to	Democratic Republic of Congo
Region	Bandundu Province
Ethnicity	Pende people
Native speakers	(420,000 cited 1991)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu (Zone L) Holu–Pende (L.10) Pende; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	pem
Glottolog	phen1239
Guthrie code	L.11

Pende (Phende) is a Bantu language of the Congo. Giphende is spoken in Bandundu Province, in Gungu and Idiofa districts. The Bapende used to call themselves Akwa Nzumba (in Kasai), Akwa Thunda (in Gungu), or Akwa Mbongo (in Idiofa).

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