Nkutu language

Nkutu
Nkutu
Nkuchu, Nkutshu, Bankutu
Native to	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Region	Northern Kasai Oriental Province
Native speakers	40,000 (1972 est.)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic-Congo Benue-Congo Bantoid Southern Bantu Northwest Bantu Zone C Tetela Nkutu; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Official status
Official language in	none
Language codes
ISO 639-3	nkw

Nkutu, also rendered Nkuchu, Nkutshu, Kitkutshu, and Bankutu, is a Bantu language of northern Kasai-Oriental Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Local dialects include Elembe, Hamba, Lokalo (Kalo), Kongola-Meno, Ngongo, and Saka (Losaka). It is a member of the Tetela family of Bantu languages and is closely related to Tetela, Kela, Kusu, and Yela.

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