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Lele language (Bantu)

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Lele
Native toDemocratic Republic of the Congo
EthnicityLele people
Native speakers
(26,000 cited 1971)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3lel
Glottologlele1265
C.84[2]

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.

References

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