Sonde language

Sonde is either of two Bantu languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Maho (2009) classifies Sonde–Kisoonde as closest to Suku, but lists an adjacent language also called Sonde as closer to Pende. These are not distinguished in Ethnologue or by ISO code.[2]

Sonde
Kisoonde
Native toDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Native speakers
96,000 (2002)[1]
(including Sonde L.101 below)
Language codes
ISO 639-3shc (includes Sonde L.101 below)
Glottologsond1250
H.321[2]
Sonde
(no distinct name known)
Native toDemocratic Republic of Congo
Language codes
ISO 639-3shc (included in Sonde H.321 above)
Glottologsond1250
L.101[2]

References

  1. Sonde at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) closed access
  2. Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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