Banda, Togbo-Vara

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A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639-3
tor
Population

12,000 in Democratic Republic of the Congo (1984 census). Population total all countries: 24,000.

Location

Equateur Province, Nord Ubangi, Bosobolo territory, Badja and Baya town areas, Vongba II and Bandema village areas, road area as far as Gwara II; some nearby. Also in Central African Republic, South Sudan.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Ubangi, Banda, Central, Central Core, Togbo-Vara
Dialects

Togbo (Tagbo, Tohgboh). Not intelligible of other Banda languages or dialects in South Sudan.

Language Use

Also use Mono [mnh], but they view themselves as very different from Mono. Many men, especially young men, also speak Lingala [lin] or Sango [sag].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: Low in Lingala and not increasing.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Banda, Togbo-Vara
Writing
Unwritten.
Other Comments

Different from Tagbu [tbm] of Democratic Republic of the Congo in Sere group.

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