Pende (Phende) is a Bantu language of the Congo. Giphende is spoken in Bandundu Province in Gungu and Idiofa districts. The Bapende used to call themselves Akwa Nzumba (in Kasai) Akwa Thunda (in Gungu) or Akwa Mbongo (in Idiofa).
ISO 639-3 code
pem
family
Bantu languages, Benue–Congo languages, Bantoid languages, Atlantic–Congo languages
spoken in
Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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