Ding language

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

Ding
Di
Native toDR Congo
RegionKasai River
Native speakers
160,000 (2002)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3Variously:
diz – Di
nlo – Ngul
nzd – Nzadi
lvl – Lwel
Glottologding1239  Ding
ngul1247  Ngwii
lwel1234  Lwel
nzad1234  Nzadi
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.)

References

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  1. ^ Di at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Ngul at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Nzadi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Lwel at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online