Dengese people

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The Dengese, also known as the Ndengese, are an ethnic group from Democratic Republic of the Congo. They speak Bondengese and Lingala.[ citation needed ]

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They go by various names, including Bonkese, Bonkesse, Dekese, Dengese, Dengeses, Ileo, Ndengeses, Ndengse, Ndenkese, and Nkutu. [1]

The population numbers an estimated 12,000 people. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Archive: Ndengese (peuple d'Afrique)". RAMEAU, BnF . Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  2. ↑ Jean-Baptiste Bacquart, in L'Art tribal d'Afrique noire, Thames & Hudson, 2010, p. 173
  3. ↑ Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale

The Dengese of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

African art - Ndenguesé



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