Hunde (''Kihunde''; also ''Luhunde'', ''Kobi'', ''Rukobi'') is a
Great Lakes Bantu language spoken by the
Hunde people or Bahunde in
Nord-Kivu
North Kivu (french: link=no, Nord-Kivu) is a province bordering Lake Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Its capital is Goma.
North Kivu borders the provinces of Ituri to the north, Tshopo to the northwest, Maniema to t ...
province in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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. It is primarily spoken in the territories of
Masisi,
Walikale
Walikale is a town in the North Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It is the administrative center of the Walikale Territory.
Walikale is home to the largest tin deposits in the Congo and to some very large gold mines ...
,
Nyiragongo
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,
Rutshuru
Rutshuru is a town located in the North Kivu province of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and is headquarters of an administrative district, the Rutshuru Territory. The town lies in the western branch of the Albertine Rift between Lak ...
and
Kalehe.
There are also some speakers in neighbouring
Rwanda
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and southwestern
Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa
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. Look up Yahunde, Bahunde, Yahudi, Yakobi, Kobi.
References
Ethnic groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Great Lakes Bantu languages
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