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Dendi

A language of Central African Republic

ISO 639-3deq

Population  10,000 (1996).
Region  Ouango Subprefecture.
Language map  Central African Republic, reference number 15
Dialects  High intelligibility with Yakoma [yky]. Ngbandi [ngb] and Mbangi [mgn] may be inherently intelligible with Dendi.
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Ubangi, Ngbandi
Language use  High bilingualism in Sango [sag].
Comments  Different from Dendi [ddn] in Benin, Nigeria, and Niger.

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Academic Publications

BUCHANAN, Michael, author. 2007. "Rapport d'enquĂȘte sociolinguistique: Premiere evaluation parmi les Dendis."  Available online