Pongu

Facts

  • Language: Pongu
  • Alternate names: Pongo, Pangu, Arringeu, Tarya, Ri
  • Language code: png
  • Language family: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Kainji, Western, Kamuku (SIL classification)
  • Number of speakers: >20,000
  • Vulnerability: Vulnerable
  • Script: Latin script, in development.

More information:

    Sister exchange pattern in marriage (now rarely practiced). Muslim, Christian, traditional religion.

    Pongu is spoken in Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Africa.