Mono

A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Amono

Population

65,000 (1984 census).

Location

Equateur Province, Nord Ubangi, Bosobolo territory; some in Libenge territory. Bili is center.

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification

Dialects

Bili, Bubanda, Galaba, Kaga, Mpaka. Most similar to Togbo-Vara Banda [tor] and Gobu [gox], but quite different ethnically from Togbo.

Language Use

Most also use Lingala [lin] or Sango [sag].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: Low in Lingala, women below 10%. Grammar.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script.