Songe language

Songe, also known as Songye, Kisonge, Lusonge, Yembe, and Northeast Luba, is a Bantu language spoken by the Songye people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Ethnologue notes that Songe is "related" to Mbagani, which they do not include in their database. Maho labels as "Mbagani " one of the two geographic areas Ethnologue assigns to Songe, but says that it is closer to Lwalu; he says that it is a different language, Binji, that is close to Songe.

Phonology

Vowels

A five vowel system with vowel length is present:

	Front	Central	Back
Close
Mid
Open

Consonants

Palatalization and labialization is also present among consonant sounds.