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Kusu language

Kusu (Kutsu) is a Bantu language of Maniema Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Aug 6, 2026
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Source
Kusu
Native toDemocratic Republic of the Congo
RegionManiema Province
Native speakers
(26,000 cited 1971)1
Language codes
ISO 639-3ksv
Glottologkusu1252
C.722

Kusu (Kutsu) is a Bantu language of Maniema Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Gengele creole is reported to be partly based on Kusu.

References

References

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