Bushong (Bushoong) is a
Bantu
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language of the
Kasai region of
Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was the language of the
Kuba Kingdom.
Alternative names are ''Bushongo, Busoong, Shongo, Ganga,
Kuba, Mbale, Bamongo, Mongo''.
Dialects are said to be ''Djembe, Ngende, Ngombe (Ngombia), Ngongo, Pianga (Panga, Tsobwa, Shobwa, Shoba).''
Pianga (Shuwa) is a distinct language, in the
Tetela group.
The Bushong have a patron–client relationship with the
Kasai Twa
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References
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J. Vansina, ''Esquisse de Grammaire Bushong'', Commission Linguistique Africaine, Tervuren 1959.
Bushoong languages
Languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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