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Mbere

A language of Congo

ISO 639-3: mdt

Population  60,400 in Congo (2000). Population total all countries: 105,900.
Region  Cuvette-West region, Kelle and north Ewo districts. Also in Gabon.
Language map  Congo, reference number 27
Alternate names   Limbede, Mbédé, Mbété
Dialects  Ngwii. Related to Kaningi [kzo], Ndumu [nmd], Yangho [ynh]. Lexical similarity: 77% with Mbamba [mbm], 76% with Ngungwel [ngz], 74% with Northern Teke [teg], 70% with Tsaayi.
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, B, Mbere (B.60)
Writing system  Latin script.
Comments  The people are called ‘Ambede’. Traditional religion, Christian.

Also spoken in:

Gabon

Language name   Mbere
Population  45,500 in Gabon (2000). All Mbere languages in Gabon: 110,000 (Johnstone 1993).
Region  Upper Ogooue Province, Okondja area.
Language map  Equatorial Guinea,Gabon and São Tomé e Príncipe, reference number 23
Alternate names  Ambede, Limbede, Mbédé, Mbété
Dialects  Ngwii.
Comments  The people are called ‘Ambede’. Traditional religion.
 

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

LANE, Bryan, author. 1989. Toward understanding multilingualism among the Mbete of Northern Congo.