Pende
ISO 639-3: pem
Regional ethnic language
Language Details
| Family Lineage | Niger-Congo › Atlantic-Congo › Volta-Congo › Benue-Congo › Bantoid › Southern Bantoid › Bantu › Central Bantu |
| Countries | DR Congo |
| Approximate Speakers | ~800,000 |
| Notes | Known for strong sculptural and masking traditions |
Hebrew Comparisons
| Word | Meaning | Hebrew Word | Transliteration | Hebrew Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mufinda | forest | מִדְבָּר | midbâr | from דָבַר in the sense of driving; a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs); desert, south, speech, wilderness. |