Pende (Phende) is a
Bantu language of the
Congo. Giphende is spoken in Bandundu Province, in Gungu and Idiofa districts. The
Bapende
The Pende people (singular: Mupende; plural: Bapende), also known as the Phende people, are an ethnic group in the south-western Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Pende are divided into two cultural groups: the Eastern Pende and the Weste ...
used to call themselves ''Akwa Nzumba'' (in Kasai), ''Akwa Thunda'' (in Gungu), or ''Akwa Mbongo'' (in Idiofa).
References
Pende languages
Languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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