| Population |
3,000 (1983 census). |
| Region |
Equateur Province, Sud Ubangi, Budjala Territory on Saw River south of Budjala, Bamba village area. |
| Language map |
Northern Democratic Republic of Congo
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| Dialects |
Most similar to Tembo [tmv]. |
| Classification |
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, C, Bangi-Ntomba (C.40) |
| Language use |
Lingala [lin] is used widely in the main market towns among ‘Water People’, but hardly at all in the other villages, where comprehension is lower. Many villagers also speak Ngbandi [ngb]. |
| Writing system |
Latin script. |