Lese
Lese is a term that may refer to several distinct subjects. The most widely documented use is as the name of an ethnic group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Lese are a Bantu-speaking community traditionally inhabiting forested regions and maintaining social practices common to central African groups. They interact with neighboring communities through trade, intermarriage, and cultural exchange. The Lese language is spoken by members of this group and belongs to the Bantu branch of the Niger-Congo language family. It exhibits noun-class morphology and regional dialect variation, and is used in everyday conversation as well as traditional storytelling and ceremonial contexts.
Lese is also encountered as a surname in various communities. As a family name it may arise
In some cases the name Lese appears in place names or local designations, though such uses are