Bila
PrintA language of Democratic Republic of the Congo
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Ebila, Forest Bira, Kibila, Western Bila
Population
40,000 (1993 SIL).
Location
Orientale Province, Ituri district, Irumu territory.
Language Maps
Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Classification
Dialects
Bombi-Ngbanja, Nyaku. Lexical similarity: 94% between dialects, closely related to other Bira languages: 80% with Kaiku [kkq], 72% with Bhele [bhy], 70% with Komo [kmw], nearly 60% with Bera [brf] and Amba [rwm], 46% with Beeke [bkf], 45% with Bwa [bww], 40% with Lika [lik] and Bali [bcp], 26% with Mbo [zmw], 22% with Budu [buu] and Ndaka [ndk].
Language Use
About 25% of men, 10%–15% of women have routine proficiency in Congo Swahili [swc], older adults have none.
Language Resources
Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim.