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Zande

A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639-3: zne

Population	730,000 in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Population total all countries: 1,142,000.
Region	Far north of Orientale Province, Bas-Uele District. Also in Central African Republic, Sudan.
Language maps	Northern Democratic Republic of Congo Northern Democratic Republic of Congo
Alternate names	Asande, Azande, Badjande, Bazenda, Pazande, Sande, Zandi
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Ubangi, Zande, Zande-Nzakara
Language development	Bible: 1978.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	SVO, VSO. Traditional religion, Christian.

Also spoken in:

Central African Republic

Language name	Zande
Population	62,000 in Central African Republic (1996).
Region	Rafaï, Zémio, and Obo subprefectures.
Language map	Central African Republic, reference number 62
Alternate names	Azande, Badjande, Pazande, Sande, Zandi
Language use	Also use Sango [sag].
Comments	Traditional religion, Christian.

Sudan

Language name	Zande
Population	350,000 in Sudan (1982 SIL).
Region	South.
Language map	Sudan
Alternate names	Azande, Badjande, Pazande, Sande, Zandi
Dialects	Dio, Makaraka (Odio).
Language use	All domains. All ages.
Comments	The speech of the Zande in Sudan is fairly uniform except for the Mbomu, Sueh-Meridi, Bile, Bandiya, Bamboy, Bomokandi, Anunga.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

ARENSEN, Jonathan E., author. 1983. Sticks and Straw: Comparative House Forms in Southern Sudan and Northern Kenya.  

BILAL, Clement Murba Wau, author. 2004. "The Adamawa - Ubangi languages in Sudan."

DYE, T. Wayne, author. 1996. Religious worldview in an African village: Anthropological research serving the church.

Vernacular Publications

Ambamu 1. 1983.

Ani gedi he. n.d.

Ani gedi he: Buku gedapai rogo Pa-Zande. 1994.

Apangbanga na Asanza. 1983.

Apangbanga wirika gedapai. 1984.

Ga awiri Azande kangarã mangaapai, bambata buku. 1982.

Ga awiri Azande kangarã mangaapai, ue buku. 1982.

Gedapai rogo pa Zande, bambata buku. 1981.

Gedapai rogo pa Zande, biama buku. 1981.

Gedapai rogo pa Zande, biata buku. 1981.

Gedapai rogo pa Zande, ue buku. 1981.

Gedapai rogo pa Zande, ue buku: Moundo bayugupai. 1983.