Konjo language (Bantu)

Konjo
Konjo
Olhukonzo, Lhukonzo, Olukonzo, Konzo
Native to	Uganda and Democratic Republic of the Congo
Region	Rwenzori Mountains region
Ethnicity	Bakonjo
Native speakers	610,000 in Uganda (2002 census)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu Northeast Bantu Great Lakes Bantu Rwenzori Konjo; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	koo
Glottolog	konz1239
Guthrie code	JD.41

Konjo (also known as Lhukonzo, Olukonzo, Rukonjo, Konjo or Olukonjo) is a Bantu language spoken primarily by the Konjo people in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The language belongs to the Northeast Bantu subgroup and demonstrates significant linguistic similarities with neighboring languages in the Great Lakes region of Africa. It has a 77% lexical similarity with Nande. There are many dialects, including Sanza (Ekisanza).