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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Africa > Democratic Republic of the Congo > Mbala

Mbala

A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639-3mdp

Population  200,000 (Nida 1972).
Region  Bandundu Province, Bagata and Bulungu territories, between Kwango and Kwilu rivers.
Language map  Southern Democratic Republic of Congo
Alternate names   Gimbala, Rumbala
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, K, Mbala (K.60)
Language use  Also use Kituba [ktu].
Language development  Bible portions: 1931–1968.
Writing system  Latin script.