ISO_639:lel

Lele language (Bantu)

Lele language (Bantu)

Bantu language spoken in DR Congo


Lele (also spelled Bashilele, Usilele) is a Bantu language belonging to the Bushoong group of languages. It is spoken mainly in the west edge of Kasaï Province, in Ilebo and Tshikapa territories; the extreme east of Kwilu Province, in Idiofa and Gungu territories of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.


References

  1. Lele at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

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