Ding language

Ding (also called Di or Dzing) is a Bantu language that is spoken in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Ding
Di
Native to	DR Congo
Region	Kasai River
Native speakers	160,000 (2002)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu (Zone B) Boma–Dzing (B.80) Ding
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Variously: diz – Di nlo – Ngul nzd – Nzadi lvl – Lwel
Glottolog	ding1239  Ding ngul1247  Ngwii lwel1234  Lwel nzad1234  Nzadi
Guthrie code	B.86[2]

Maho (2009) considers the following to be distinct languages closely related to Ding:

B861 Ngul (Ngwi), B862 Lwel (Kelwer), B863 Mpiin (Pindi), B864 West Ngongo, B865 Nzadi

(See Boma–Dzing languages.)