Sonde language

Sonde
Sonde
(no distinct name known)
Native to	Democratic Republic of Congo
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu (Zone L) Holu–Pende (L.10) Sonde; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	shc (included in Sonde H.321 above)
Glottolog	sond1250
Guthrie code	L.101

Sonde
Sonde
Kisoonde
Native to	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Native speakers	96,000 (2002); (including Sonde L.101 below)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu (Zone H) Yaka languages (H.30) Suku–Sonde Sonde; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	shc (includes Sonde L.101 below)
Glottolog	sond1250
Guthrie code	H.321

Sonde is either of two Bantu languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Maho (2009) classifies Sonde–Kisoonde as closest to Suku, but lists an adjacent language also called Sonde as closer to Pende. These are not distinguished in Ethnologue or by ISO code.^[2]

References

^ Sonde at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
^ ^a ^b ^c Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

[e25-1] Sonde at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)

[Guthrie-2] Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

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