Pende (Phende) is a

Bantu language The Bantu languages (English: , Proto-Bantu: *bantʊ̀) are a large family of languages spoken by the Bantu people of Central, Southern, Eastern africa and Southeast Africa. They form the largest branch of the Southern Bantoid languages. T ...

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 Wester ...

used to call themselves ''Akwa Nzumba'' (in Kasai), ''Akwa Thunda'' (in Gungu), or ''Akwa Mbongo'' (in Idiofa).

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Pende languages Languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo {{DRCongo-stub