Budza
A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo
| Population | 226,000 (1985 census). |
| Region | Equateur Province, Mongala, Bumba, and parts of Bongandanga territories. |
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Northern Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Alternate names | Budja, Buja, Ebuja, Embudja, Limbudza, Mbudja |
| Dialects | Mbila, Monzamboli, Bosambi, Yaliambi. Similar to Babango [bbm]. Lexical similarity: 89% with Babango, 59% with Ngombe [ngc], 48% with Lingala [lin], 35%–40% with Pagibete [pae] and Bwa [bww]. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, C, Bangi-Ntomba (C.40), Lusengo |
| Language use | Also use Lingala. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: High in Lingala. |
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