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Pana

A language of Central African Republic

ISO 639-3: pnz

Population  82,000 in Central African Republic. 63,000 Pana, 10,000 Pondo, 9,000 Gonge (1996). Population total all countries: 85,980.
Region  Bocaranga Subprefecture. Also in Cameroon, Chad, Nigeria.
Language map  Central African Republic, reference number 50
Alternate names   Pani
Dialects  Pana, Pondo, Gonge.
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Adamawa, Mbum-Day, Mbum, Eastern Mbum, Karang
Language development  Bible portions: 1953.
Writing system  Latin script.
Comments  Traditional religion, Christian.

Also spoken in:

Cameroon

Language name   Pana
Population  2,980 in Cameroon (2000).
Region  North Province, Mayo-Rey Division, Touboro Subdivision. Some urban areas.
Language map  Northern Cameroon, reference number 92
Alternate names  Pani
Dialects  Man.
Comments  The Man dialect may be a separate language.
 

Chad

Language name   Pana
Population  1,000 in Chad (1999 SIL).
Region  Pana dialect is in Makele village; Gonge in Giriwon and Diahoke villages.
Language map  Southwestern Chad, reference number 112
Alternate names  Pani
Dialects  Pana, Gonge.
 

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

NJOYA, Ibirahim, author. 2010. PrĂ©cis d'orthographe pour la langue pana.  Available online