Ethnologue

Dendi

ISO 639-3

Population

10,000 (1996).

Location

Mbomou prefecture: Gambo-Ouango subprefecture.

Language Maps

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification

Dialects

None known. High intelligibility of Yakoma [yky]. Ngbandi [ngb] and Mbangi [mgn] may be inherently intelligible of Dendi.

Language Use

Also use Sango [sag].

Language Resources

Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Different from Dendi [ddn] in Benin and Nigeria.