Zande

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A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639-3
zne
Alternate Names
Asande, Azande, Badjande, Bazenda, Pazande, Sande, Zandi
Population

730,000 in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Population total all countries: 1,142,000.

Location

Far north of Orientale Province, Bas-Uélé district. Also in Central African Republic, South Sudan.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Ubangi, Zande, Zande-Nzakara
Typology

SVO, VSO

Language Development
Dictionary. Bible: 1978.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Zande
Writing
Latin script, used in Democratic Republic of Congo.
Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian.

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