Ngbandi, Southern
PrintA language of Democratic Republic of the Congo
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Mbati, Mongbandi, Mongwandi, Ngbandi-Ngiri, Ngbandi-Sud, Ngwandi
Population
105,000.
Location
Equateur Province, Businga, Budjala, Kungu, and Libenge territories.
Language Maps
Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Dialects
Different enough from Northern Ngbandi [ngb] that separate literature is needed.
Language Use
Positive attitudes. Most also use Lingala [lin].
Language Development
NT: 1987.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script.
Villages interspersed with Mbandja villages. Christian.