Pende language

Pende
Giphende
Native to	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Region	Bandundu Province
Ethnicity	Pende people
Native speakers	(420,000 cited 1991)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu (Zone L) Holu–Pende (L.10) Pende
Language codes
ISO 639-3	pem
Glottolog	phen1239
Guthrie code	L.11[2]

Person	Muphende
People	Baphende
Language	Giphende

Pende (Phende) is a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Giphende is spoken in Kwilu Province, in Gungu and Idiofa districts. The Bapende used to call themselves Akwa Nzumba (in Kasai), Akwa Thunda (in Gungu), or Akwa Mbongo (in Idiofa).

References

1. Pende at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
2. Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online