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Mangbetu

A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639-3: mdj

Population	620,000.
Region	Orientale Province, Rungu, Niangara, Poko, Watsa, Wamba, and northeast corner of Banalia territories. Popoi in Banalia Territory; Aberu in Wamba Territory.
Language map	Northern Democratic Republic of Congo
Alternate names	Amangbetu, Kingbetu, Mambetto, Mangbettu, Nemangbetu
Dialects	Aberu, Meje (Medje), Mangbetu, Makere, Malele, Popoi. The Medje dialect reportedly has most speakers, and is most widely understood. Related to Lombi [lmi] and Asoa [asv].
Classification	Nilo-Saharan, Central Sudanic, East, Mangbetu
Language use	Perhaps 50% also use Bangala [bxg], another 10% have low proficiency. Popoi and Aberu are in Swahili-speaking areas.
Language development	Bible portions: 2006.
Writing system	Latin script.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

MCKEE, Robert G., author. 1992. "‘Here’, ‘there’, ‘yonder’, and beyond with Meje aspect."

MCKEE, Robert G., author. 1992. "The interpretation of consonants with semi-vowel release in Meje (Zaire) stems."

MCKEE, Robert G., author. 1995. Meje-Mangbetu (northeastern Zaire) death compensations as intergroup rites of passage: a structural, cultural, and linguistic study.

MCKEE, Robert G., author. 2000. ’My mother gave birth to me, she didn’t divulge my name’: a Meegye-Mangbetu representation of patrilineal, matrilineal, and affinal relations in the tabhuazolya tale.

MCKEE, Robert G., author. 2007. "The Meegye connective BHE as a discourse developmental marker."  

MCKEE, Robert G., author. 2008. "Storytelling for peace-building: toward sustainable cultural diversity."  

MCKEE, Robert G., author. 2010. "Mangbetu tales of Leopard and Azapane: trickster as resistance hero."  

Vernacular Publications

Amáábhɔ Nɛ́mangbɛtʉ. 1990.

Amɛ́hya nɛ́mangbɛtʉ 2; Syllabaire. n.d.

Amɛ́hya Nɛ́mangbɛtʉ!. 1987.  

Mágándrahɛ bhu táo apɛ. 2004.

Náágbágí̵ ándrodhi. 2004.

Náapwʉ. 2004.

Nánziyé. 2004.

Nɔ́rɛ́yé balí. 2004.

Nɛ́mándʉ́a. 2004.

Nɛ́mbwʉma andrɔnga. 2004.

Nókoyé. 2004.

Nónzi i mʉ́pɛ Ɔsi̵kárɛ bhanɛ́. n.d.

Nóokiyé. 2004.