Bwende
Bwende people
Ethnic group in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The Bwende people (also Babwende, Bweende, Buende, Babuende) are a Bantu ethnic group which inhabit a region across the borders of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Republic of the Congo.[1] They mainly inhabit the area north of the Congo river, between the rivers Luala and Kenke.[2] They speak Bwende, a Bantu language related to Kikongo and were a part of the Kongo Kingdom.[3][2]