Bangala
A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo
| Population | Few L1 speakers. |
| Region | Orientale Province. |
| Alternate names | Ngala |
| Dialects | Related to Lusengo [lse], Lingala [lin]. There is a trend toward becoming more like Lingala. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, C, Bangi-Ntomba (C.40), Lusengo |
| Language use | Trade language. 3,500,000 L2 speakers (1991 UBS). |
| Language development | Bible: 1953–1995. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
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