Losengo (Lusengo) is a Bantu language spoken in the

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...

. It has had a significant effect on

Lingala Lingala (Ngala) (Lingala: ''Lingála'') is a Bantu language spoken in the northwest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the northern half of the Republic of the Congo, in their capitals, Kinshasa and Brazzaville, and to a lesser degree in ...

, the most important Bantu language in the two Congos. Maho (2009) lists the following dialects: * Poto (Pfoto), including Yakata * Mpesa (Limpesa) * Mbudza (''cf.'' the related

Budza language Budza or Buja (Embudja, Limbudza) is a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Cong ...

) * Mangala (Ngala) Bangi lingua franca that became

] * Boloki language, Loki (Boloki) * Kangana * Ndolo language, Ndolo (Yamongeri, however, is a variety of Mongo language, Mongo.)

References

{{Narrow Bantu languages, C-D Languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Bangi-Ntomba languages