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Hunde Language
Hunde (''Kihunde''; also ''Luhunde'', ''Kobi'', ''Rukobi'') is a Great Lakes Bantu language spoken by the Hunde people or Bahunde in Nord-Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is primarily spoken in the territories of Masisi, Walikale, Nyiragongo, Rutshuru Rutshuru is a town located in the North Kivu province of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and is headquarters of an administrative district, the Rutshuru Territory. The town lies in the western branch of the Albertine Rift between L ... and Kalahe. References Ethnic groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Great Lakes Bantu languages {{Bantu-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Republic Of Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is the second-largest country in Africa and the 11th-largest in the world. With a population of around 112 million, the DR Congo is the most populous nominally Francophone country in the world. French is the official and most widely spoken language, though there are over 200 indigenous languages. The national capital and largest city is Kinshasa, which is also the economic center. The country is bordered by the Republic of the Congo, the Cabinda exclave of Angola, and the South Atlantic Ocean to the west; the Central African Republic and South Sudan to the north; Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania (across Lake Tanganyika) to the east; and Zambia and Angola to the south. Centered on the Congo Basin, most of the country's terrain is co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethnic Groups In The Democratic Republic Of The Congo
demography, Demographic features of the population of the Democratic Republic of the Congo include Ethnic group, ethnicity, education level, health, Socioeconomic status, economic status, Religion in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. As many as 250 ethnic groups have been distinguished and named. The most numerous people are the Luba people, Luba, Mongo people, Mongo, and Bakongo, Kongo. Although 700 local languages and dialects are spoken, the linguistic variety is bridged both by the use of French language, French, and the intermediary languages Kituba language, Kikongo ya leta, Luba-Kasai language, Tshiluba, Swahili language, Swahili, and Lingala language, Lingala. Population The The World Factbook, CIA World Factbook estimated the population to be over 105 million as of 2022 (the exact number being 108,407,721), now exceeding that of Vietnam (with 98,721,275 inhabitants as of 2020) and ascending the country to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalehe Territory
Kalehe Territory is a Territories of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, territory in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Covering an area of 5,057 square kilometers, it is located northwest and northeast of the provincial capital, Bukavu, and has a population of 933,181 as of 2022. The territory is bordered by Idjwi Territory and Lake Kivu to the east, Shabunda Territory and the Irhambi-Katana ''Chiefdoms and sectors of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, groupement'' of Kabare Territory to the west, Mbinga Nord ''groupement'', Goma and Masisi Territory to the north, and Kabare Territory, and Maniema, Maniema Province to the south. Administratively, Kalehe Territory is divided into two Chiefdoms and sectors of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, chiefdoms: Buhavu and Buloho. Buhavu Chiefdom, situated along the shores of Lake Kivu, consists of seven ''groupements'' and is the most populous, primarily inhabited by the Havu people, along with the Tembo, Rongeronge, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rutshuru Territory
Rutshuru Territory is a Territories of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, territory in the North Kivu province of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with headquarters is the town of Rutshuru. The territory is mountainous, including a large portion of the Virunga National Park, famous for its mountain gorillas. Location The territory lies in the Albertine Rift between Lakes Lake Edward, Edward and Lake Kivu, Kivu. The Rutshuru River runs north through the territory, emptying into Lake Edward It is bounded on the north by Lubero Territory and Lake Edward. The eastern boundary is the international border with Uganda, and further south with Rwanda. To the south is the Nyiragongo Territory, beyond which is the provincial capital of Goma. To the west is Masisi Territory and Walikale Territory. The strategically important town of Kanyabayonga is just north of the territory on the road from Goma to Butembo. The territory includes a large part of the Virunga Mountains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyiragongo Territory
Nyiragongo Territory is a territory in North Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Covering an area of 333 square kilometers, it had a population of 338,966 as of 2022. The territory is bordered to the north by the Bwisha Chiefdom in Rutshuru Territory, to the south by Karisimbi ''commune'' in the city of Goma, to the east by Rwanda, and to the west by the Virunga National Park, which separates it from the Bahunde Chiefdom in Masisi Territory. Established by presidential ordinance on 20 August 1998, with administrative foundations dating back to District Commissioner's Order No. 58 of 22 June 1929, Nyiragongo Territory is composed solely of Bukumu Chiefdom. This chiefdom is further divided into seven '' groupements'', which are subdivided into 58 villages. The territory is historically governed by the Kumu people, but its population is ethnically diverse, including the native Shi, Nande, Hunde and the Congolese Banyarwanda as well as other ethnic groups. G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walikale Territory
Walikale Territory is a territory situated in North Kivu Province, within the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo). Its administrative headquarters are located in the town of Walikale, which lies along Democratic Republic of the Congo National Road No. 3 between Bukavu and Lubutu (Maniema Province). The territory occupies the Lowa River valley and is positioned approximately 135 km west of Goma. Walikale is renowned for its cassiterite deposits, a mineral refined into tin. As of 2008, control over these resources was heavily contested due to the Kivu conflict, with warlords and armed factions dominating extraction activities. The Bisie mine, one of the territory’s largest cassiterite sources, was under the authority of the renegade 85th Brigade of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ( FARDC), commanded by Colonel Samy Matumo, until early 2009. That year, the mine transitioned to oversight by FARDC units undergoing " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masisi Territory
Masisi Territory is a territory which is located within the North Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its political headquarters are located in the town of Masisi. Overview Masisi territory has an area of 4734 km. Masisi Territory is administratively subdivided into four sectors: Bahunde, Bashali, Katoyi, and Osso. Masisi is bordered by Walikale Territory on the west and north, Rutshuru Territory to the northeast, Nyiragongo Territory and Goma to the east, and South Kivu to the south. Language-wise French is the DRC's administrative language. The most common language for a majority of the local population (56%) is Swahili. Congolese of Rwandan descent speak Kinyarwanda (10%) they migrated from Rwanda, during the Belgium labourer migration, Hunde (20%). A few people speak Tembo (2%), who migrated from Lubero Territory and Beni Territory, and a few others speak Nande (2%), which is more common in the south of Masisi in the two Ufamando groupings. The fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nord-Kivu
North Kivu () is a Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, province bordering Lake Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The capital city is Goma. Spanning approximately 59,483 square kilometers with a population estimate of 12,024,400 as of 2025, it is bordered by Ituri Province to the north, Tshopo, Tshopo Province to the northwest, Maniema, Maniema Province to the southwest, and South Kivu, South Kivu Province to the south, as well as Uganda and Rwanda to the east. North Kivu's administrative history traces back to the colonial era when it was initially part of the Stanley Falls District within the Congo Free State. Following a series of territorial reorganizations, North Kivu became incorporated into Orientale Province, with Stanleyville (modern-day Kisangani) as the provincial capital. The area gained provincial status in 1962 but was demoted to a district under Mobutu Sese Seko's regime in 1965. It was formally reinstated in 1988 under Ordinance- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunde People
The Hunde people also (BaHunde, MuHunde(plural), Kobi, Rukobi) are descendants of Bantu people primarily inhabiting the Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Many live in the Masisi Territory, Rutshuru Territory and Walikale Territory. Some Bahunde also live in Rwanda and southwestern Uganda. They number approximately 950,000 and speak the Hunde language. Among the massive capture of Bantu speaking people, many of the Bahunde were captured and sold during the Arab slavery of Africans, many more were also captured by the Portuguese and shipped during the transatlantic slavery, and with the coming of the European coloniser, the Bahunde Kingdom was reduced to chiefdoms and forced to convert to Christianity and Islam after a decade of resistance and resilience. The Bahunde have been in conflict with the Banyarwanda of Rwanda many times long before independence, in particular with the Tutsi; a Bantu tribe with cushitic or nilotic The Nilotic peoples are peoples Indige ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Lakes Bantu Language
The Great Lakes Bantu languages, also known as Lacustrine Bantu and Bantu zone J, are a group of Bantu languages of East Africa. They were recognized as a group by the ''Tervuren'' team, who posited them as an additional zone (zone J) to Guthrie's largely geographic classification of Bantu. History By 500 BC, Proto-Great Lakes Bantu speakers initially settled between Lakes Kivu and Rweru in Rwanda. Languages The languages are, according to Bastin, Coupez, & Mann (1999), with Sumbwa added per Nurse (2003): *'' Gungu'' (E10) *''Bwari (Kabwari)'' (D50) *Konzo (D40): Konjo, Nande, ? Kobo *Shi–Havu (D50): Hunde, Havu, Shi, Tembo, Nyindu, Fuliiru *Rwanda-Rundi (D60): Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Shubi, Hangaza, Ha, Vinza *Nyoro–Ganda (E10): Ganda, Nyankore, Nyoro, Tooro, Hema, Chiga, Soga, Gwere, West Nyala, Ruli ::(See also Rutara languages, Runyakitara language, Nkore-Kiga) *Haya–Jita (E20): Haya–Rashi, Talinga-Bwisi, Zinza, Kerebe (Kerewe), Jita–Kara& ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
