Bushong language

Bushong is a Bantu language of the Kasai Province of Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was the language of the Kuba Kingdom.

Bushong
Bushoong
Native to	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Region	Kuba Kingdom, Kasai Province
Native speakers	(160,000, incl. Shuwa cited 2000)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu (Zone C) Bushoong languages (C.80) Bushong
Language codes
ISO 639-3	buf
Glottolog	bush1247
Guthrie code	C.83[2]

Alternative names are Bushongo, Bushoong, 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.