Bandi
A language of Liberia
| Population | 100,000 in Liberia (Johnstone and Mandryk 2001). 50,000 fled to Guinea (Johnstone 1993). Population total all countries: 107,000. |
| Region | Northwest, Lofa County. Also in Guinea. |
| Language map |
Liberia, reference number 1 |
| Alternate names | Bande, Gbande, Gbandi, Gbunde |
| Dialects | Tahamba, Wawana, Wulukoha, Hasala, Lukasa, Hembeh. Tahamba dialect used for literature. Lexical similarity: 96% among the 6 dialects, 83% with the most similar Mende [men] dialect. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Mande, Western, Central-Southwestern, Southwestern, Mende-Loma, Mende-Bandi, Bandi |
| Language development | Grammar. NT: 2000. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Erroneously but often called ‘Gbandi’ or ‘Gbande’. Traditional religion, Muslim, Christian. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
MUGELE, Robert L.; RODEWALD, Michael, authors. 1991. "Aspects of Bandi tonology."
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