Lele (also spelled Bashilele, Usilele) is a Bantu language belonging to the Bushoong group of languages. It is spoken mainly in the west edge of Kasaï Province, in Ilebo and Tshikapa territories; the extreme east of Kwilu Province, in Idiofa and Gungu territories of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
| Lele | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Ethnicity | Lele people |
Native speakers | (26,000 cited 1971)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | lel |
| Glottolog | lele1265 |
C.84[2] | |
References edit
- ^ Lele at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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