Lele (Bashilele, Usilele) is the language spoken in the west of the province of Western Kasai ( DRC ), in the territories of Ilebo and Tshikapa, as well as in the extreme east of the province of Bandundu , in the territories of Gungu and Idiof. The population also understands the Vongo language.
| Lele | |
|---|---|
| Countries | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Regions | Western Kasai |
| Official status | French |
| Total number of speakers | 26,000 (1971) |
| Classification | |
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| Writing | latin |
| Language Codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | - |
| ISO 639-2 | - |
| ISO 639-3 | lel |
| Ethnologue | |
| Guthrie | |
| IETF | |
| Glottolog | |