Ding | |
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Di | |
Native to | DR Congo |
Region | Kasai River |
Native speakers | 160,000 (2002)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
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ISO 639-3 | Variously:diz – Dinlo – Ngulnzd – Nzadilvl – Lwel |
Glottolog | ding1239 Dingngul1247 Ngwiilwel1234 Lwelnzad1234 Nzadi |
B.86 [2] |
Ding (also called Di or Dzing) is a Bantu language that is spoken in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Maho (2009) considers the following to be distinct languages closely related to Ding:
(See Boma–Dzing languages.)
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