Kusu (Kutsu) is a
Bantu
Bantu may refer to:
*Bantu languages, constitute the largest sub-branch of the Niger–Congo languages
*Bantu peoples, over 400 peoples of Africa speaking a Bantu language
*Bantu knots, a type of African hairstyle
*Black Association for Nationali ...
language of
Maniema Province
Maniema is one of 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Its capital is Kindu.
Toponymy
Henry Morton Stanley explored the area, calling it Manyema.Stanley, H.M., 1899, Through the Dark Continent, London: G. Newnes, Vol. One , ...
,
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...
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Gengele creole
Gengele or Kegengele is a creole based on Lega-Shabunda, Kusu and other languages. It is spoken in Kindu, DR Congo. Ethnologue lists it as a dialect of the Songoora language
Songola (''Songoora''), or North Binja, is a minor Bantu language ...
is reported to be partly based on Kusu.
References
Tetela languages
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