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Belanda Viri

A language of Sudan

ISO 639-3: bvi

Population	16,000 (Welmers 1971).
Region	South, scattered villages (Bringi, Bagari, Dadu, Ngoku, Ngisa, Farajallah, Ngotakala, Ngongba, Natabo, Momoyi, and some others), Raffili area; on Wau road; on Kuru River, 65 km from Deim Zubeir; Tembura area among Zande [zne]; Iba River near Yambio.
Language map	Sudan
Alternate names	Belanda, Biri, BGamba, Gumba, Mbegumba, Mvegumba
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Ubangi, Sere-Ngbaka-Mba, Sere, Sere-Bviri, Bai-Viri
Language use	All domains. All ages. Also use Belanda Bor [bxb].
Writing system	Latin script.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BILAL, Clement Murba Wau, author. 2004. "The Adamawa - Ubangi languages in Sudan."

SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Viri music DS-38-pres.

Vernacular Publications

A wa ku kpaa va soo wa a giʼdii ta njo Belanda Viri ndi so wa ka kpoʼdu. 1985.

Ka fada ta afe ndeʼndi. 1985.

Kpaa wa a giʼdii ta njo Belanda Viri va njee wai. 1983.

Kpaa wa ka vonvo ta njo Belanda Viri. 1985.