Songo
Nsongo
Native toAngola
Native speakers
(50,000 cited 1978)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3nsx
Glottolognson1238
H.24[2]

Songo (Nsongo) is a Bantu language of Angola. It is similar to North Mbundu, and is often considered a dialect of that language. The true relationship may be a regional influence since it has been suggested that Nsongo and Teke, and its relatives, are close (Nurse 2003).

References

  1. ↑ Songo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ↑ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online


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