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Alur |
Baka |
Bembe |
Chokwe |
Kakwa |
Kaliko |
Phende |
Songe |
Songoora |
Taabwa |
| Phende |
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| Indigenous Group |
Phende (Also known as: Kipende, Giphende, Pende, Gipende, Pindi, Pinji) |
| Location |
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Southwestern regions, in particular the Bandundu Province, Idiofa and Gungu territories, south of the Kasaļ River and near the Loango River. |
| Estimated Population |
250,000 (1998,
The University of Iowa) |
| Environment |
Riverine / Interfluvial / Plateau / Tropical / Arid |
| Lifestyle |
Sedentary |
| Subsistence |
Agriculture,/ Hunting / Fishing / Animal Husbandry |
| Level of Assimilation |
Fairly Traditional |
| Language Family |
Phende
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, K, Holu
Alternate names: Gipende, Giphende, Kipende, Pende, Phende, Pindi, Pinji
Dialects: Not Found |
| Website URLs |
Ethnologue: Phende, A Language of DRC
Countries and their cultures /World culture encyclopedia
Tribal African Art: Phende
Pende African Art
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| NGOs |
Laptops for Health
Relief Web
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