Mbandja

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A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639-3
zmz
Alternate Names
Mbandza, Mbanja, Mbanza
Population

352,000 in Democratic Republic of the Congo (2000). Population total all countries: 362,460.

Location

Equateur province: Sud Ubangi, Nord Ubangi, and west Mongala districts; west, southwest, and east of the Ngbaka [nga].

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Ubangi, Banda, Southern
Dialects

Gbado, Kala.

Language Use

Also use Lingala [lin], Ngbaka [nga]. Used as L2 by Gilima [gix], Mid-Southern Banda [bjo], Ngbundu [nuu], Yango [yng].

Language Development
NT: 1998.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mbandja
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

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